Status of scleractinian corals and reef-associated benthos in Tres Marias Islets, Northwest Leyte, Eastern Philippines

Coral reefs of the Tres Marias Islets provide habitat for diverse marine organisms and significantly contribute to the economic activities in Northwest Leyte, Eastern Philippines. Unfortunately, no comprehensive and detailed study was conducted to determine the status of the hard coral and the reef-associated benthic resources in Tres Marias Islets, particularly, Tabuk Islet being a […]

Seaweeds species in Tres Marias, Palompon, Leyte, Philippines

Seaweeds are important marine life. It has several uses people can avail of. The taxonomy of seaweeds plays an important component in the successful bid for its proper management, conservation, and preservation. The study was on seaweeds species found in the three islets of Palompon, Leyte. The investigation was on chlorophytes (green seaweeds), phaeophytes (brown […]

Role of Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Okra) in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent metabolic disorder, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in advanced countries, and is slowly increasing as a significant health concern in developing countries. Over the last few years, there has been steady development in the area of herbal therapy, which is increasing prominence in both emerging and industrialized […]

Morpho-anatomical studies of Monotheca buxifolia (Falc.) A. DC. (Sapotaceae)

Thisresearch was aimed to explore the morphological and anatomical features of Monotheca buxifolia (Falc.) A. DC. (Sapotaceae) fruit, seed, leaf and barks of stem and root. The berry fruit of M. buxifolia has a single seed with ruminate endosperm and horizontally curved embryo. The simple bifacial leaf is covered by a single layer of upper […]

Investigation of hypoglycemic effects of Morus alba leaves extract in an animal model

The objective of the present investigation was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Morus alba leaves in an animal model of diabetes. Animals were treated with Morus alba leaf extract 400 mg and 600 mg/kg body weight for 35 days. Blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, triglyceride, LDL, VLDL, HDL, blood urea, cholesterol, number of β cells, […]

A study on the biodiversity of snake island in South Andaman

Snake Island is an uninhabited small rocky islet off Carbyn’s Cove in Port Blair, Andaman. The biodiversity of this rocky island is its distinctive feature as it becomes a small habitat for various organisms close to the open sea. During this present study a total no. of 217 species were recorded out of which 205 […]

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs): uprising in favor of Medical Biotechnology

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) are stem cells that are reprogrammed genetically from somatic cells to exhibit pluripotent characteristics. The generation of iPSCs from somatic cells demonstrated that adult mammalian cells can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent state by the enforced expression of a few embryonic transcription factors. Pluripotent stem cells possess the unique property […]

Interleukin-1 beta is increased in presence of type 2 diabetes in addition to adiposity level

A large body of evidence suggests an inflammatory process; characterized by adipokines production regulates islet dysfunction and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. The present study is an attempt to find if serum IL-lb in diabetic subjects is increased with obesity, or diabetes disorder independent of body weight and fat level affects serum levels of […]