Introduction: Herein, we evaluated linkages between EFs performances and dopamine receptor (DR)  mRNA and testosterone level in the young Iranian male people. Methods: All 140 participants were normalized using depression, anxiety and stress scale questionnaire. Remained 108 volunteers were tested against drug abuse and then volunteers were distinguished by Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WSC...

introduction: traditional iranian medicine (tim) is accompanied by little side effects in experience. the mechanisms involved in tim are not much clear. the purpose of this study is assessment of differences of warm and cold nature persons in neuroendocrine system and cytokine pattern (th1/th2) of immune responses. methods: thirty seven 20 to 40 years old male volunteers were divided into 2 gro...

BACKGROUND Study results on cognitive effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in healthy people are inconsistent. Moreover, former trials performed exclusively single-session stimulations. This sham-controlled study analyzed the influence of 9 serial high-frequency rTMS on cognition. METHODS 44 young healthy male volunteers received active or sham rTMS. We evaluated ver...

INTRODUCTION Male pattern hair loss is widespread around the world. Its prevalence indicates the importance of finding the best treatment modalities. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of minoxidil 5% topical foam in male pattern hair loss treatment and patient satisfaction. METHODS This study was a before-and-after trial on 17 male patients with male pattern hair loss. Subjects wer...

1. A competitive protein-binding assay for plasma 25-hydroxycholecalciferol was developed, using Sephadex LH-20 columns for the isolation of the sterol and a partially purified protein from rat serum as the binding protein. 2. The mean plasma 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in eighteen male and female normal volunteers was 38 5 SD 14 pmol/ml (1 5.2 & 5.6 nglml). 3. Levels of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol...

providing and promoting the health is one of the most fundamental human social evolution dimensions, that perhaps more than other aspects of development needs public cooperation. health volunteers are pioneers who have volunteered to step in providing and improving community health. the present study determines the role of health volunteers in maternal indicators of pakdasht health network. thi...

Participants: Seventy-one community-residing gay or bisexual HIV-positive male volunteers were compared with 17 HIV-negative male gay or bisexual subjects used as a control sample. The HIV-positive subjects were stratified with regard to severity of cognitive impairment into the following three subsamples: subjects who were cognitively normal (n=35), subjects with mild to moderate cognitive imp...

Substances existed in tobacco smoke including carcinogens, alkaloids (mainly nicotine), irritants of the respiratory tract and carbon monoxide are known responsible for a wide range of diseases and disorders. The current study was designed to investigate the hematologic effects of smoking. This study is an observational, cross-sectional investigation in which the peripheral blood erythrocytic a...