Aerobic exercise at altitude has shown an increase in maximal oxygen uptake. Similar effects have been replicated by way of simulated altitude training, which have influenced various advances in the field of exercise science. Elevation Training Masks© (ETM) claim to stimulate cardiorespiratory fitness improvements similar to training at altitude, however, there is little research to support thi...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is one of the most common reproductive disorders in women. previous studies have shown that prenatal exposure of female fetuses to androgen can be considered an important factor in the development of pcos. objectives: in the present study we aimed to examine the effects of prenatal exposure of female rat fetuses to previously documented doses of test...

conclusions our findings clearly indicate a synergistic effect of waterpipe smoke, immobilization and darkness stress on serum ck levels, whereas serum alp levels of experimental groups have shown no significant synergism for the mentioned factors. results the results indicated enhanced serum ck and alp levels in all groups compared with control (p < 0.05). also, there was a significant differe...

statement of the problem: melanin pigmentation of the gingiva is a crucial esthetic problem. a variety of methods have been used for gingival depigmentation. purpose: the purpose of this study was to compare the results of two treatment modalities: scalpel technique and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen in treatment of gingival pigmentation. materials and method: twenty patients with chief compl...

Objective(s):Solanum acueastrum Dunal.has been shown to have some chemotherapeutic value. Leaf and berry water and methanol compounds of S. acueastrum were evaluated for possible antileishmanial activity In vivo on BALB/c mice and in vitro against Leishmania major promastigotes, amastigotes and vero cells.  Materials and Methods: Dry S. aculeastrum berry and leaf material were extracted in meth...

conclusions in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, dexamethasone has a significant antiemetic effect and decreases odynophagia, otalgia, and the need for analgesia. background tonsillectomy is associated with early and late postoperative complications in the children. previous studies have shown some effects of dexamethasone; however, there has been a lack of studies that evaluate its effec...

background: the effect of il 28 b polymorphism on sustained virology response (svr) in patients with hepatitis c genotype 1 varies among races.â  multiple studies have shown that the svr is two or three times higher in patients with cc genotype compared to those with tt genotype. this study aims to assess the relationship between il 28 b polymorphism and svr in iranian patients. materials and m...

background: alopecia areata (aa) is a noncicatricial (nonscarring) alopecia. the association between aa and celiac disease (cd) is debatable. several studies declare the relationship between aa and cd as measurement of celiac autoantibodies (anti‑gliadin iga and anti‑gliadin igg), but a few studies consider anti‑tissue transglutaminase iga. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency di...