Telomeres are repeated 5'-TTAGGG-3' sequences at the end of chromosomes, which maintain genomic stability. Their length is related to a number of diseases that affect humans. Apart from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other, telomere length has been associated with chronic diseases. Chronic mental illness includes various types of mental disorders with the most common being depres...

background: parents of children with developmental problems are always bearing a load of stress. the aim of this study is to compare the stress in mothers of children with different disabilities to each other, considering their demographic background. materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study conducted in isfahan, iran during 2012 on 285 mothers of 6-12 years old children with chr...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether arterial stiffness is associated with cognitive function after adjustment for physical fitness in patients with chronic stroke. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses were conducted in 102 patients with chronic stroke who participated in an exercise rehabilitation programme. Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity and augmentation index were measured as indices of arteria...

objective mental retardation (mr) or intellectual disability is one of three chronic and disabling neurological disorders of children and adolescents. its prevalence is estimated 1-3% of the population. mr is defined as significant sub-average intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior that become detectable before the age of 18. mr may come into view before 5 years as delay in at least two...

BACKGROUND Health related quality of life (HRQOL) as an important measure of medical outcomes has been shown to be associated with demographic factors and the most common mental and chronic somatic diseases. This study's aim was to identify factors predicting changes in HRQOL over a follow-up period in a representative sample of Slovenian family medicine patients. METHODS In a longitudinal mu...

BACKGROUND Back pain is one of the most common health problems for which physicians are consulted, and it can considerably decrease the quality of life of patients during a great part of their lives. OBJECTIVES Our study was designed for assessing the improvement in the quality of life of patients undergoing lumbar discectomy for chronic low back pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 148 p...