VOLUME 1(2) • 2013
Horrific Janus: doctor by day, monster by night
ABSTRACT. Characterized by the alternative manifestation of multiple identities or personalities in the same individual, dissociative identity disorder (DID) has gained most of its attention and notoriety through its depictions in literature and cinematography. One of the first literary insights is ..
Foodwise creativity
ABSTRACT. Philosophy-centred arguments considered, but with pro domo arguments mainly borrowed from anthropology and medicine, we could speak of food creativity in much the same sense as we speak about everyday creativity as a less than full-fledged artistic creativity. This foodwise (i.e. less than..
Adrenal chromaffine-cell behaviour in stress
ABSTRACT. The hypothalamic-hypopyseal-adrenal system is responsible for the whole defense strategy of the human body against stress. In this context, there is sustained evidence that adrenal medulla, with its specific chromaffine cells, promptly responds to stress-related signals, releasing its cont..
Heart-ridden diabetes mellitus
ABSTRACT. Diabetes is nothing short of a pandemy, with an increasing prevalence and incidence in all the countries either poor or prosperous. Epidemiological data are quite alarming as the diabetic population is expected to be over 360 million people in 2030. On the other hand, cardiovascular diseas..