background : alzheimer's disease (ad) is one of the most common problems for old peoples. etiology of ad is not clear, but genetic factors play a major role in determining a person's risk to develop ad. twin and family studies con-firm that ad has a genetic basis.ad genetics has been split into two broad categories: early-onset and late-onset. eo-ad cases are inherited in an autosomal dominant ...

background: considering the effect of socioeconomic factors on the appearance of chronic diseases, and also the importance of this issue for policy makers of health care services, we tried to assess the role socioeconomic factors have in diabetes complications. this survey may have some benefits in prevention and control of diabetes.   methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 di...

background: diabetes is a common disease that can lead to metabolic abnormalities and chronic complications. today, the positive role of physical activity and exercise, especially walking in health human society and has been approved in prevention and control many complications including diabetes. today, the positive role of physical activities and exercise , especially hi wal king in the healt...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zinc and magnesium supplementation on glycemic control and serum insulin in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial 70 diabetic patients who referred to yazd diabetes center were selected. subjects received 500 mg/day magnesium oxide or 100 mg/day zinc sulfate randomly for 8 weeks. at the s...

objective: studies reported conflicting results’ regarding the status of depression and glycemic control in patients with type ii diabetes(t2dm), therefore, this study was performed to determine the relationship between depression and glycemic control in t2dm patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 150 t2dm patients referred to yazd diabetes research center,...

objective: type 2 diabetes is amongst the most common chronic illnesses in iran. its prevalence is increasing and it has significant economic importance. the aim of this study was to estimate direct therapeutic and non-therapeutic costs of type 2 diabetes patients referred to the diabetes research center of yazd in 2012. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 250 t...

the maxillary first premolar may present large number of anatomic variations. the clinician should be aware of the configuration of the pulp system. maxillary first premolars usually have two canals. the incidence of three canals in these teeth is quite rare. this case report presents the diagnosis and clinical management of a maxillary first premolar with two distinct canals in the apical thir...

background: to evaluate the efficacy of adding the glutazone to maximum dose of sulfonylurea and metformin in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. methods: ninety six patients with type 2 diabetes who had failed medical therapy with maximal-dosage of metformin and glibenclamide received glutazone. fasting blood sugar (fbs), 2 hours postprandial (2hpp) glucose, hemoglobin a1c, choles...

background: the prevalence and complications of type2 diabetes showed that traditional educations are not effective. in this trial, we evaluated the effect of electronic self-care education and continue case in compare to the traditional training methods on the practice and fasting blood sugar of diabetic patients. methods: 170 type 2 diabetic patients were randomly allocated into two groups an...

conclusions our study showed a significant association between h63d and c282y mutations and the risk of type 2 diabetes in iranian population. background type 2 diabetes (t2d) is a common metabolic disease caused by insulin secretion defects, which is associated with a variety of complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. objectives regarding the relationship between type 2...