background: transcutaneous bilirubinometry (tcb) is a simple method for estimating bilirubin levels in neonates. this method is noninvasive, quick, and painless. we aimed to compare serum and cutaneous bilirubin measurements in term neonates.method: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 200 neonates with icter with birth weights of at least 2500 grams were studied. tcb was measured using a...

background: infants of diabetic mothers (idm) is a critical issue in pediatrics, which is regarded as a major risk factor for birth trauma, respiratory distress syndrome (rds), birth asphyxia, transient tachypnea of the newborn (ttn) and jaundice. idm is also a risk factor for microvascular (e.g., ocular and renal complications) and macrovascular complications (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, a...

cancer treatment is still of the greatest challenges that health care providers and patients are facing. one of the unsolved problems in cancer treatment is cells’ reaction to metabolic stress caused by harsh nutritional conditions around tumor. in order to be able to treat this disease properly, it is important to understand the true nature of the disease. in fact, the cells inside the central...

backgrounds and aims: the protozoan parasites of the genus leishmania can be stated as the causative agents of the various clinical diseases. fetal calf serum (fcs) is the major part of the leishmania culture media, which is the most expensive ingredient in these media. the coconut water is packed with nutrients that yield an array of health benefits. materials and methods: in the present study...

background and aims: in this lab trial, the effect of scaffold based on human serum albumin (hsa) and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (ha nps) on mouse spermatogonial cell line (scl) was investigated. materials and methods: to synthesize ha nps, calcium nitrate and diammonium phosphate at ph 13 were gently added and heated at 100 ºc for 24 hours. then serial concentrations of ha nps was separately...

there have been no statistical findings published on normal levels for glucose, urea, uric acid, and cholesterol in iran. this is an attempt as a pilot project, to look into the matter. for this purpose one thousand healthy individuals consisting of 333 females and 667 males of mixed age group were tested by an automated method (technicon sma), and a manual method (bio medic diagnostic kits) fo...

introduction: serum lipid disorders are one of the important risk factors for development of coronary arterial atherosclerosis. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the drug lovastatin and a liquid vegetable extract (dill) on blood plasma lipid levels of rats. methods: in this experimental study, 32 mouse vistar rats weighing 250±30 grams were included and maintained at 23±1 degr...

objectives: this study was designed to assess nutritional and biochemical factor of magnesium in postmenopausal osteoporotic women. methods & materials: the population of this analytical cross- sectional study, was 60 postmenopausal osteoporotic women ,referred to rheumateology clinic of tabriz. nutritional intake was determined by 3 day food recall and food frequency questionnaire، individual ...

polyclonal anti-thymocyte globulin (atg) is used as an immunosuppressive agent in the treatment of aplastic anemia (aa). serum sickness is a recognized side effect of atg. we observed abnormal skin manifestation in patient with aplastic anemia who had been treated with atg. we conclude that abnormal immune function caused by aplastic anemia and atg and corticosteroids may aggravate the signs of...

background: it is estimated that about 370 million people are chronic carriers of hbv worldwide. apparently 3% of iranian populations are chronic carriers of this virus. we aimed to evaluate the viral dna in biological fluids of chronic hepatitis patients compared to a control group. methods: the current case-control study was designed to evaluate the viral dna in biological fluids of 70 chroni...