27. March 2016

In “The Lives of a Cell”, L. Thomas restated a hitherto prosaic observation as a profound conjecture, i.e, that mitochondria - the earliest aerobic bacteria - may have “created” us as a ‘symbiont utilitarian layer’ for their survival. The same can be argued for the bacteria resident in the gastrointestinal system which, to put it bluntly, may have ‘created’ us in order to feed them. There are more bacteria in the human body (>500 species) than there are human cells. Most of...

14. November 2015

Highlights • Cilostazol has low oral bioavailability due to poor aqueous solubility. • Cilostazol was loaded in nanoemulsion formulations. • Developed formulation possessed good physical stability. • Drug loaded nanoemulsion enhances permeation of drug through membrane. • Nanoemulsion showed increase in oral bioavailability of drug. More

17. May 2015

This study aimed to investigate the fate of Bacillus clausii spores orally administered as lyophilized or liquid formulation to healthy volunteers. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973914