Propolis has traditionally been used in curing infections and healing wounds and burns. Current researches have shown that propolis has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral actions however, the pharmacological activity of propolis is highly variable depending on its geographic origin. There have been few studies on the effects of Iranian propolis on the oral microorganisms. In this in-vitro ...

BACKGROUND Recent qualitative research has shown that stiffness is an important symptom for patients to identify remission. However, it is unclear how to measure stiffness in low disease activity. This systematic review aims to summarise the existing literature on validity of patient reported outcomes to measure stiffness in RA low disease activity states, to aid the choice for a measurement in...

objective(s) alzheimer’s disease (ad) is a complex disease with multifactorial etiology. inflammation has been proven to have an important role in the pathogenesis of ad. both ccr2 and ccr5 genes expression increase in ad patients comparing to control subjects. ccr5 gene encodes a protein which is a member of the beta chemokine receptors family of integral membrane proteins. ccr5-δ32 is a genet...

introduction: studies on behavioral patterns and personality traits play a critical role in the prediction of healthy or unhealthy behaviors and identification of high-risk individuals for cardiovascular diseases (cvds) in order to implement preventive strategies. this study aimed to compare personality types in individuals with and without cvd based on the enneagram of personality. materials a...

We investigated the role of culture in processing hierarchical syntactic structures in music. We examined whether violation of non-local dependencies manifest in event related potentials (ERP) for Western and Iranian excerpts by recording EEG while participants passively listened to sequences of modified/original excerpts. We also investigated oscillatory and synchronization properties of brain...

Objectives: The patient evaluation measure (PEM) evaluates the hand health profile. Having an appropriate measurement tool for assessment of outcomes in Iranian individuals with wrist disorders is essential clinical and research settings. objective present study was to examine psychometric features PEM disorders. Methods: Ninety were recruited. Hand outcome evaluated PEM, quick-disabilities arm...