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Gut microbiota is the largest microorganisms pool in the human body. The physiological roles of gut microbiota for digestion, metabolism, immune homeostasis, GI-tract infection prevention and anti-inflammation. The very first colonized gut microbiota of infant are from maternal vaginal fluid. Gut
Participants were divided into two groups according to their smear results; atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) (study group: 100 patients) and women who did not have intraepithelial neoplasia as a result of smear (control group: 100 patients). Patients who had well
According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the patients will be randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group (group A) will be administered with raltitrexed 3mg/m2 intravenously combined with oxaliplatin and bevacizumab, repeated every 21 days. The control group (group B) will be
Lack of adequate nutrition remains the world's most prevalent health problem and the single biggest contributor to child mortality. It is a direct or indirect cause of 43% deaths worldwide among children under 5 years of age. The two separate forms of malnutrition - wasting (a deficit in weight
The primary aims of the pilot study are to streamline the infrastructure, machinery, and clinical experience with the balloon before the start of the randomized trial. The inclusion and exclusion criteria, and measurement points will be similar for the two studies.
The primary endpoints of the pilot
Pomegranate has anti-oxidative capacity. It might reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Drug-induced hepatitis, and might prevent deterioration of cardiovascular diseases and cancer progression. But, the beneficial effects of pomegranate on hearing impairment was still unclear.
This study aimed to
Background: Gluten ingestion leads to small intestinal mucosal injury in patients with celiac disease (CD), necessitating rigid, life-long exclusion of gluten from diet. Current therapies based on gluten-free dietary regimes, are also impairing social life, increased expenses for gluten free
Protocol Intrathecal Methotrexate for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: An Open Label Single Arm Study
Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized pathologically by demyelination, axonal loss, and glial scar formation. Clinically, most patients have a relapsing-remitting course of MS (RRMS)
Anemia is one of the most worrisome complications of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Numerous prospective studies have repeatedly documented an increase risk of morbidity and mortality associated with lower levels of hemoglobin (Hb). Hence the international guidelines on patient care suggest the use
It is currently unknown whether deterioration early in the course of psychotic illness represents medication toxicity or the natural course of the illness. The study will help clarify this issue in observing 20 schizophrenic patients before and after they are prescribed an antipsychotic via standard
The epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States of America along with its comorbidities continues to expand. Bariatric surgery has demonstrated to be the most effective and sustained method to control severe obesity and its comorbidities. For instance, type 2 diabetes mellitus was
In Italy, Professor Nicola Scopinaro, after studies in dogs, performed the first BPD in humans in 1976. Because of the lack of blind-loop syndrome and selective malabsorption for starch and fat, the BPD has an accepted risk-benefit ratio compared to the long ago abandoned Jejunoileal Bypass (a
We conducted a double blind , randomized, placebo controlled trial, for two years, enroling, simultaneously, 186 end-stage kidney disease patients of any cause, older than 18 years of age, stable on hemodialysis, assigned to receive either oral folic acid 10 mg three times a week on post dialysis
Cataract and AMD are two of the most important causes of visual impairment in older Americans. Approximately 3.3 million people have visual impairment due to cataract. Cataract extraction, although one of the safest and most successful of all operations, is now the most frequently performed