Disclosed herein is a method against coronavirus infection, which includes administering to a subject in need thereof a composition containing a water-extracted product of Perilla frutescens.

The present invention relates to: a photothermal agent which includes a mussel adhesive protein; and photothermal-responsive nanoparticles that generate a biocompatible gas by means of light and heat and release a drug. Nanoparticles according to the present invention exhibit a photothermal effect when near-infrared rays are applied thereto, and may be applied to trimodality therapy in which a biocompatible gas is generated by means of light and heat to induce the release of a drug.

This disclosure relates to methods, uses, combinations, pharmaceutical compositions, combinations for use, and pharmaceutical compositions for use useful for treating cognitive impairment associated with central nervous system (CNS) disorders. In particular, it relates to the use of inhibitors of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A), in combination with GABA.sub.A α5 receptor agonists, in treating cognitive impairment associated with central nervous system (CNS) disorders in a subject in need or at risk thereof, including, without limitation, subjects having or at risk for age-related cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), amnestic MCI (aMCI), age-associated memory impairment (AAMI), age related cognitive decline (ARCD), dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), prodromal AD, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cancer-therapy-related cognitive impairment, mental retardation, Parkinson's disease, autism, compulsive behavior, and substance addiction. Further, the disclosure relates to methods, uses, combinations, pharmaceutical compositions, combinations for use, and pharmaceutical compositions for use useful for treating cognitive impairment associated with brain cancer or for treating brain cancer itself in a subject in need thereof. Additionally, the disclosure relates to methods, uses, combinations, pharmaceutical compositions, combinations for use, and pharmaceutical compositions for use useful for treating Parkinson's disease psychosis in a subject in need thereof.

Presented herein, in certain aspects, are cell-free therapeutic composition derived from human amniotic fluid (HAF) and uses thereof for the prevention and treatment of selected diseases and disorders.

Provided herein are compounds, derivatives thereof, composition comprising one or more of said compounds and derivatives, and methods for prevention and/or treatment of microbial infections and/or related diseases or conditions. The present compounds and/or derivatives thereof can be represented by Formula (II):

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The present methods include administering to a subject an effective amount of one or more compounds of Formula (II). In one embodiment, said microbial infections are bacterial infections. More specifically, said bacterial infections are staphylococcal infections.

Described herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of contact lens discomfort (CLD) and/or lid wiper epitheliopathy (LWE). Such compositions comprise keratolytic agents, such as salicylic acid, selenium disulfide, or the like. Topical administration of such compositions to the inner surface of the eyelid provides therapeutic benefit to patients suffering from contact lens discomfort (CLD) and/or lid wiper epitheliopathy (LWE).

Provided herein are methods for treating sickle cell disease, comprising administering to a subject 2-hydroxy-6-((2-(1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-methoxy)benzaldehyde (Compound 1), or a polymorph thereof, in certain dosing regimens.

Compositions are provided that include having at least 95% by weight of a taxane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the particles have a mean bulk density between about 0.050 g/cm.sup.3 and about 0.15 g/cm.sup.3, and/or a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 18 m.sup.2/g, 20 m.sup.2/g, 25 m.sup.2/g, 30 m.sup.2/g, 32 m.sup.2/g, 34 m.sup.2/g, or 35 m.sup.2/g. Methods for making and using such compositions are also provided.

No drug has been available for treating a peripheral sensory neuropathy caused as a side effect by a drug, in particular, by an anticancer drug such as oxaliplatin.

A composition for ameliorating peripheral sensory neuropathy, which is characterized by including a Lentinus edodes mycelium extract, ameliorates symptoms induced by the drug such as the anticancer drug, including numbness of extremities, a pain in extremities, a reduction in deep tendon reflection, a reduction in muscle force, allodynia, hyperalgesia, impaired finger fine movement, impaired walking, stumbling, falling, impaired flexion (being difficult or impossible to sit on one's heels, sit cross-legged, sit with one's legs out to one side, sit on a chair, or the like), or paralysis of extremities.

The present invention relates to the use of probiotics to control the inflammatory process of the colon in subjects with structural modifications of the colon wall, preferably in subjects with diverticulosis, and affected by diverticular disease.