background: oral and dental caries are the most prevalent diseases in the world. the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of oral health care in adults based on health belief model in isfahan, iran.   methods: in this cross-sectional (descriptive and analytical) study on 274 patients from the school of dentistry, isfahan university of medical sciences were selected by a simple rand...

There is a growing community of individuals who self-administer the nootropic aniracetam for its purported cognitive enhancing effects. Aniracetam is believed to be therapeutically useful for enhancing cognition, alleviating anxiety, and treating various neurodegenerative conditions. Physiologically, aniracetam enhances both glutamatergic neurotransmission and long-term potentiation. Previous s...

BACKGROUND Unhealthy dietary and physical activity (PA) patterns are highly prevalent in most Western countries, especially among lower-educated and ethnic minority groups. Therefore, interventions to promote healthy eating and physical activity that can reach large numbers of lower-educated people are needed. When developing interventions, the ethnic diversity of the lower-educated population ...

PURPOSE The aim of our research was the analysis healthy behavior in people, who continued their education in the third age group at Universities and elderly hospitalized patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group included students in the third age group at Universities and Senior Clubs and patients hospitalized in the Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, there were 87 women and 37 men, i...

Background: The health of construction workers goes ignored because of their stressful working conditions, busy schedules and poor economic conditions. The need for dental care should be emphasized among these workers. Limited literature on their attitude towards oral health, their awareness, habits and behavior among these construction workers incited us to assess the preventive oral health ca...

OBJECTIVE Stress in pregnancy predicts earlier birth and lower birth weight. The authors investigated whether pregnancy-specific stress contributes uniquely to birth outcomes compared with general stress, and whether prenatal health behaviors explain this association. DESIGN Three structured prenatal interviews (N = 279) assessing state anxiety, perceived stress, life events, pregnancy-specif...

Background: Parents are the most important source of information regarding their child’s oral health and emotional behavioral problems. Thus, child-rearing practices may influence various aspects children’s life. Furthermore, association parenting styles with psychological attributes, status, behavior children adolescents has been studied less in an Indian dental setup.Methods: This cross-secti...

Objective: Several lab and field experiments have shown that goal priming interventions can be highly effective in promoting healthy food choices. Less is known, however, about the mechanisms by which goal priming affects food choice. This experiment tested the hypothesis that goal priming affects food choices through changes in visual attention. Specifically, it was hypothesized that priming w...