OBJECTIVE: d-Serine is a full agonist at the glycine site on the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)
receptor. Previous administration of d-serine to schizophrenic patients taking nonclozapine …

Objectives : This study sought to evaluate the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism
(SCH) and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Background : SCH may …

Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the lipid-lowering effect of Monascus
purpureus Went rice on serum lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia, and to assess its safety by …

There is increasing evidence that urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) and matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in cancer metastasis and angiogenesis. …

Addition of cetuximab showed trend, but not significantly, to improve the therapeutic effects
of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin combination for advanced biliary tract cancer in current …

Insulin resistance is a common feature of metabolic syndrome. Smokers are at great risk of
developing insulin resistance. Theoretically, smoking status should be associated with …

Purpose Exploring the domains and degrees of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that
are affected by the frailty of elders will help clinicians understand the impact of frailty. This …

Hip fracture, which is associated with substantial morbidity and long‐term mortality, imposes
a major burden on the healthcare system. Diabetes is a risk factor for osteoporosis, which is …

Many phytochemicals have been recognized to have potential chemopreventive or
chemotherapeutic efficacy in cancer treatment. In this study, we hypothesized that berberine would …

… Yang, Yu-Wan MD; Hsieh, Teng-Fu MD; Li, Chia-Ing PhD; Liu, Chiu-Shong MD; Lin, Wen-Yuan
MD, PhD; Chiang, Jen-Huai MPH; Li, Tsai-Chung PhD; Lin, Cheng-Chieh MD, PhD …