24-hour Holter recordings of 124 healthy people at different age are studied. The nocturnal signals of young people reveal the presence of the multiplicative structure. This structure is significantly weaker in diurnal signals and becomes less evident for elderly people. Multifractal analysis allows us to propose qualitative and quantitative methods to estimate the advancement of the aging proc...

introduction: advances in medical and health sciences have led to increase in the number of older people. the most common non- communicable diseases can be prevented by following a healthy lifestyle. this study aimed to investigate the lifestyle of elderly people by reviewing the literatures and background of the previous researches in order to obtain a holistic view about lifestyle. methods: a...

the commentator suggests that it is necessary to extend the classical connotation of  global city which focuses much on the functions of controlling global capital and production. global city should also include the dimensions of the leading role and capacity on health improvements and well-being promotion. the commentator agrees with authors’ assessments about shanghai’s substantial progress o...

background and aims. oral lichen planus is a relatively common chronic oral mucosal disease of unknown etiology. regarding numerous studies on the immunologic factors involved in the etiology of lichen planus, the present study evaluated the serum interleukin-17 (il-17) level in patients with erosive and non-erosive oral lichen planus. materials and methods. this descriptive analytical study in...

Changes in insulin secretory responses by diet restriction were analyzed in non-insulin-dependent non-obese diabetic subjects (NIDDM-NO) as well as in healthy volunteers by determining 24-hr urinary C-peptide immunoreactivity (24-hr UCPR). Insulin sensitivity for glucose utilization was measured by using cyclic somatostatin. Overnight fasting plasma glucose concentrations decreased in NIDDM-NO;...

To investigate the expression of interleukin-24 (IL-24) in the children with acute leukemia (AL) and its effect on the apoptosis of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) in vitro. Four groups were assessed: acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), non-leukemia, and healthy groups, 20 children in each group. ELISA was used to measure IL-24 serum level. The bone marrow was...