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The bright side of sound: perspectives on the biomedical application of sonoluminescence

Canaparo, Roberto ; Foglietta, Federica ; Giuntini, Francesca ; Francovich, Andrea ; Serpe, Loredana

In: Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2020, vol. 19, no. 9, p. 1114–1121

Light is a physical phenomenon that is very important to human life, and has been investigated in its nature, behaviour and properties throughout human history although the most impressive improvements in the use of light in human activities, and of course in medicine, began just two centuries ago. However, despite the enormous progress in diagnosis, therapy and surgery to assess health and...

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The Holders of Human Rights : The Bright Side of Human Rights?

Besson, Samantha

In: The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice, 2020, p. 99-121

International human rights law and practice reveal an ambivalent approach to the personal scope of human rights: human rights are often less equal or general than they claim and are claimed to be. The inequalities of human rights are of two kinds: some vulnerable individuals are also protected by special rights, thus drawing an internal boundary within the scope of human rights-holders, while...

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Toward specific ways to combine ketamine and psychotherapy in treating depression

Hasler, Gregor

In: CNS Spectrums, 2020, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 445–447

In major depression, remission rate in response to monoaminergic antidepressant is around 50%. The lack of strong synergies between classical antidepressants and psychotherapy may be due to the molecular effects of classical antidepressants. They modulate synapses but they do not substantially influence synaptogenesis. They also increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). However, for...