Current strategies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) involve tackling the formation or clearance of the amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) and/or hyper-phosphorylated tau, or the support and stabilization of the remaining neuronal networks. However, as we gain a clearer idea of the large number of molecular mechanisms at work in this disease, it is becoming clearer that the treatment of AD s...

BACKGROUND One of the most common cosmetic surgeries is rhinoplasty. Iran has the highest rate of rhinoplasty, worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics of patients' undergone rhinoplasty during two-time-period with a 10-year-interval in a single surgical center in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS In a retrospective study, data of the patients who were scheduled fo...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES There is little information on the incidence and predictors of infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death after acute coronary syndrome. We investigated these aspects and developed tools for predicting these events according to the time of their occurrence. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted of 4858 patients who survived an acute coronary event. We analyz...

-UNIFORMITY OF SUCCESSIVE POPULATIONS OF AN ALPINE GRASSHOPPER WITH A TWO YEAR DIAPAUSE. Aeropedellus clavatus (Thomas), an abundant grasshopper in the alpine tundra of Colorado, has a two-year diapause. This suggests the possibility of two distinct populations in successive years. Statistical analysis of samples from three alpine localities on Mount Evans, Colorado, collected in 1958, 1959, an...

in order to investigate the effects of humic acid on three tomato varieties, a field experiment was conducted as a split-plot design experiment based on randomized complete block design (rcbd) with 3 replications in ahmad abad part in khorasan razavi, during 2009-2010 .two factorial combinations were four levels of humic acid (0, 1, 1.5, and 2 kg.ha-1) and three tomato varieties (super ch, este...

background: polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) was first introduced by leventhal and stein in 1935. it has a wide range of manifestations such as hyperandrogenism, irregular menstruation and central body obesity. the lack of definite diagnostic criteria has made the diagnosis a difficult task. moreover, the disturbing aspects of the syndrome range from hirsutism in an adolescent girl to inferti...

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the heart rate variability (HRV) during off-snow and on-snow training in an elite female alpine ski racer. Methods. Using a case study design, a single elite female alpine ski racer (25 years old; 175.6 cm; 69.9 kg) was recruited from the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. Training load was obtained using the sessional rating of perceived exertion met...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of intralesional injection of verapamil in Peyronie's plaque with confirmed lesion. METHODS This randomized clinical trial was carried out between March 2005 and March 2006 on 16 patients with Peyronie's disease who were referred to the Urology Clinic of Shohadaye Ashayer Hospital in Khorram Abad, Iran. Performing a comprehensive physical exam, the genitalia o...