Alcohol directly affects astroglial cell function, including inflammation-related activity.  And it also affects microglial cell development and function in specific ways that interfere with microglial interactions with the immune system and with neurons. Neuroinflammatory processes might be involved in alcohol-induced brain damage. Alcohol use, misuse and getting used to it causes differe...

background: fetal alcohol syndrome is associated with numerous problems in the development and function of the brain. learning and memory deficits are among well known effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol. objective: this study aimed to examine the spatial working memory of 60-day old rats who were exposed to alcohol during their fetal life and to find the relation between the possible alcoh...

in fact alcohol is a toxic substance that has a direct effect on brain. some of the most common mental disorders due to alcohol abuse are: memory disorder: hazardous amounts of alcohol may cause intoxication, impairment of memory so that the person who took a drunken accident may not remember the event. periods of memory impairment in those with a history of alcohol addiction would also happen ...

background and aims: alcohol abuse is an important concern of many societies. hippocampal neurogenesis regulates abusing drugs in a positive manner. the aim of this study was to identify factors that regulate neurogenesis in isolation period that increase preference for alcohol and salt. materials and methods: in this study sixteen rats were randomly divided into two groups: pair (social) and i...

Background: Public health burden from hazardous and harmful use of alcohol warrants drastic action throughout the world. Although less alcohol related harm is anticipated in Islamic countries, unrecorded alcohol remains a considerable concern which needs intelligent and realistic policy options. Methods: In a descriptive study, records  of chemically analyzed samples of alcohol obtained from Ma...

background: substance abuse is one of the most complicated social problems. understanding socio-demographic characteristics of those who abuse substances could help deal with this problem more efficiently. the main objective of this study was to determine socio-demographic characteristics associated with alcohol drinking, cigarettes smoking and drug abuse among a sample of male medical universi...

objective(s): the aim of this study was to insert nitrofurazone in a chitosan membrane to be used as a wound dressing.   materials and methods: several blend films using chitosan (cs) and polyvinyl alcohol (pva), containing nitrofurazone were prepared by means of casting/solvent evaporating technique. different characteristics such as mechanical properties, water vapor transmission rate (wvtr),...

background and purpose: nosocomial infection is a threat to patient safety. in this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of alcohol-based handrub solutions recommended by the world health organization on skin integrity of health care providers. methods: this experimental study was carried out on 40 healthcare personnel of 17 shahrivar hospital, amol, iran, in 2016. the subjects were select...