Mahdi Mirahmadi 1 , Habib Rezanejadbardaji 2 , Muhammad Irfan-Maqsood 1 , Mohammad Javad Mokhtari 3 , Hojjat Naderi-Meshkin 1 * 1 Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Department, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran. 2 Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A. 3 Department ...

In this article the collection of specimens related to Onosma sulaimanica from Kordestan Province, Iran, was confirmed and reported for the first time. Therefore, the species is recorded for the flora of Iran. This species is placed in the sect. Onosma, subsect. Onosma, ser. Wheeler-hainesii. A diagnostic key of related taxa belonging to series Wheeler-Hainesii and Aleppica, and the photos, mic...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with hydatid cyst during 2011 to 2014. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Khorasan Razavi Province, the Northeast of Iran, from 2011 to 2014. The study population was all cases with hydatid cyst who diagnosed in governmental and private laboratories, hospitals and health centers (H...

1 School of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China 2Department of Mathematics, Anand International College of Engineering, Agra Road, Near Bassi, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303012, India 3 Ambedkar Institute of Advanced Communication Technologies and Research, Government of NCT of Delhi, Geeta Colony, Delhi 110031, India 4Department of Electrical Engin...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread tropical infection which has a high incidence rate in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine some epidemiological aspects of disease in Northern Khorasan Province, Iran. METHODS From 2005 to 2008, data concerning 1453 patients with CL were collected and analyzed from the different districts of health service registry of the provinc...

BACKGROUND Stroke in young adults causes morbidity in this socioeconomically active age group. The etiologic frequency of ischemic stroke in young adults differs around the world. METHODS The study population consisted of 314,000 'young adult' residents in Southern Khorasan province in Iran. All patients with stroke are routinely admitted to the Valie Asr tertiary care hospital. Data on patie...

BACKGROUND Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. Children are more vulnerable to these infections. In addition, the prevalence of infection is different among various communities; hence, there is a need for the periodical prevalence evaluation. This study was performed to define the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among t...