Elevated nerve growth factor (NGF) is believed to play a role in many types of pain. An NGF-blocking antibody (muMab 911) has been shown to reduce pain and hyperalgesia in pain models, suggesting a novel therapeutic approach for pain management. Since NGF also plays important roles in peripheral nervous system development and sensory nerve outgrowth, we asked whether anti-NGF antibodies would a...

Prior to the tragedy of Sept 11, 2001 steganography was barely known outside of academic and security circles. Now, it has become a much-reported element in one of the most significant events in the early 21st century. The ability to hide a text message inside a picture on a PC has gone from an interesting bit of trivia to a communications method possibly used by al-Qaeda as a means to covertly...

various psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder and disturbances associated with it are used. the purpose of this review was to introduce of traditional and modern psychotherapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. the data was collected by searching of online databases, english articles selected from science direct, pubmed, proquest, and persian articles from medlib, ...

several novels have appeared after the september 11 attacks whichdeal directly or indirectly with the effect of the event on individuals, both insideand outside of the united states. though, the novels often claim to deal withthe post- traumatic aftermath of the incident, the writers regularly use orientaliststereotyping and it seems that after 9/11 this attitude toward muslims has hardenedand ...