prostate cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in iran, yet there are few studies examining risk factors specific to the iranian context. we conducted a case-control study to explore risk factors for prostate cancer in mazandaran, iran from 2005 to 2008. the cases were 137 men with clinicopathologically confirmed prostate cancer. controls were 137 neighborhood and age match men wit...

background: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the world. although some studies have been conducted about dietary intakes of these patients, but the results are inconsistent. the aim of this study was to survey all macronutrients and micronutrients included in dietary intake of these patients for better understanding the factors influen...

background: different stressors induce learning and memory impairment and physical activity influence learning and memory enhancement. in this research, we investigated the effect of synchronized running activity with stress on acquisition and retention time of passive avoidance test. methods: male wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups as follows: control (co), sham (sh), exercise ...

background: although physical activity (pa) has long been associated with cardiovascular disease (cvd), assessment of pa status has never been used as a part of cvd risk prediction tools. the aim of the present work was to examine whether the inclusion of pa status in a cvd risk model improves its predictive accuracy. methods: data from the 10‑year follow‑up (2002–2012) of the n = 2020 particip...

background: noise is one of the annoying agents in the environment and it is harmful agent in workplaces that its occurrence with work load, there are in many workstations. the aim of this study was to determine the combined effects of exposure to noise and work load on heart rate changes. methods: this cross-sectional study performed on 14 male students into climatic chamber in 2011.the mean ±...