MMSL, 2026 (vol. 95), issue 2
MAPPING CHALLENGES, STRATEGIES, AND PREPAREDNESS NEEDS OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FUTURE VIRAL SERVICESOriginal article
Vanda Bostik, Aneta Markova, Radka Prazdna, Adela Mojzisova, Petra Bendova, Ivana Havrankova, Zuzana Truhlarova, Pavel Zikl
MMSL 2026, 95(2):48-56 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2025.005 
This study is based on a detailed analysis of the challenges faced by various social services in the Czech Republic during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study took into account a combination of several different data sources and included an analysis of recommendations issued during the pandemic, data from preliminary research conducted among social service providers, a questionnaire survey, and two-phase qualitative focus group interviews. Data on residential, outpatient, and field social services in the Czech Republic were collected. The main objective of the research was to map the difficulties these services faced, their working strategies and responses...
MODULATION OF AUTISM SYMPTOMS IN A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY BY FOOD SUPPLEMENT JUVENILCase report
Jela Hrnciarova, Anna Hanusova, Tereza Horakova, Josef Fusek, Klara Kubelkova, Ales Macela
MMSL 2026, 95(2):57-94 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2025.006
Antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs, or sleeping pills are most often used to treat autism spectrum disorders. The treatment thus focuses on the manifestations accompanying autism, such as inattention, irritability, or sleep disorders, but does not address the essence of the social deficits of autistic children. In addition, drug treatment is often poorly tolerated. Since a certain association of autism with gut microbiota dysbiosis has been demonstrated, and given the existence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, it can be assumed that modulation of the gut microbiota could contribute to the treatment of the essence of some Autism Spectrum...
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS – HISTORY AND PRESENTReview article
Ales Macela, Vanda Bostikova, Klara Kubelkova
MMSL 2026, 95(2):65-74 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2026.001
In 2025, we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (Biological Weapons Convention, BWC). By 2025, 189 countries had signed the treaty, including the four original signatory states. However, research on microorganisms or their products – toxins – that can be misused for military or terrorist purposes is still being carried out in military facilities in many countries. For this reason, constant attention should be paid to the issues related to the individual...
A NEW AGE FOR OAK, BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND THE MIRACULOUS HEALING PROPERTIESReview article
Yuanyuan Lu, Mengyuan Zhang, Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, Wenli Sun
MMSL 2026, 95(2):75-90 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2026.002
Background and Purpose: Different oak species (Quercus spp.) are widely distributed in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. The oak plant and its fruit hull have considerable antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant effects with important potential to be applied in wound healing products.Methods: The systematic review of documents and manuscripts from clinical trials, and scientific societies has been carried out. The surveys of interest were indexed in “PubMed”, “Web of Science”, “SciFinder”, and “Elsevier”. As a research strategy to carry out this review, two reviewers were responsible for...