Maryam Mashhadinezhad was born in Rasht, Guilan, I. R. Iran. She received her B. Sc in chemistry in 2009 from the University of Guilan and her M.Sc. in organic chemistry in 2011 from the same University. She is studying under the supervision of Dr. Farhad Shirini for her Ph. D. Her research interests include the use of heterogeneous catalysts in organic reactions.

Hildegard of Bingen was born in 1098, of noble parentage, at Böckelheim, on the River Nahe, near Sponheim. Destined from an early age to a religious life, she passed nearly all her days within the walls of Benedictine houses. She was educated and commenced her career in the isolated convent of Disibodenberg, at the junction of the Nahe and the Glan, where she rose to be abbess. In 1147 she and ...

An 84-year-old woman presents with a 3-year history of slowly progressive memory impairment accompanied by functional decline. The patient lives alone but has been receiving an increasing amount of support from her 2 daughters, who accompany her to the appointment. The daughters first noticed that their mother was having trouble driving. About a year ago, she started forgetting family recipes. ...

A 63-year-old woman presented with a history of hyperthyroidism symptoms over two years, referred for thyroid scintigraphy. In the hospital archives we have met her previous thyroid scintigraphy showing a hot nodule in the upper part of right thyroid lobe. However, her recent thyroid scintigraphy was showing only cold nodules but no hot nodule, giving an impression that she had some treatment t...

Case presentation: M.A. is a 43-year-old female AfricanAmerican airline pilot with a family history of stroke and insulindependent diabetes who comes to the cardiovascular clinic for a routine yearly physical required by her employer. She is asymptomatic and physically active as the mother of 2 young sons (aged 3 and 8 years). She is concerned about her risk for stroke and a heart attack becaus...

Werner syndrome is a premature senility syndrome that manifests a variety of ageing symptoms starting from puberty. Approximately 10% of patients demonstrate low IQ. Reports regarding psychotic symptoms in Werner syndrome are rare. Here we report a case of Werner syndrome with flourishing psychotic symptoms. The patient was a 55-year-old unmarried woman. She was referred due to psychomotor exci...

In the field of forensic psychiatry we are accustomed to working with attorneys on a regular basis in a variety of circumstances. We take access to attorneys for granted. We should not take it for granted. A pregnant woman arrested for alleged addiction to opiates should have an attorney appointed to defend her before she undergoes forced treatment. This was not the case with Alicia Beltran. Ms...

Laleh Samavi was born in Rasht,Iran in 1979. She received her B.Sc. (2002) and M.Sc. (2005) degrees from the university of Guilan. Presently she is working towards her Ph.D. degree under supervision of Prof. Farhad Shirini at the University of Guilan. Her research is focused on the development of synthetic rout of catalysts and their applications in organic chemistry.

Laleh Samavi was born in Rasht,Iran in 1979. She received her B.Sc. (2002) and M.Sc. (2005) degrees from the university of Guilan. Presently she is working towards her Ph.D. degree under supervision of Prof. Farhad Shirini at the University of Guilan. Her research is focused on the development of synthetic rout of catalysts and their applications in organic chemistry.