Introduction: Evidence shows that some men suffer from Postpartum Depression (PPD), and that the adverse effects of this unknown phenomenon affect them and their family. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine paternal PPD and its relationship with some factors, especially maternal PPD. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 205 couples who were selec...

background: factors that influence men’s childbearing intentions have beenrelatively unexplored in the literature.objective: this study aimed to determine the influencing factors about the firstchildbearing timing decisions of men.materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 300 men who were referredto private and governmental healthcare centers in shahrood, iran were randomlyrecruited...

An elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) indicates a poor prognosis across multiple cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is associated with cachexia. EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are typically brisk responses prolonged PFS benefit. This study evaluates baseline NLR serial values in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients receiving TKI therapy. Preliminary findings from...

We have previously demonstrated an impact of the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib on patient lymphocyte counts. In the current study, the extent to which concomitant use of corticosteroids in BRAF inhibitor treated patients affects lymphocyte counts and predisposes to infection was investigated. A cohort of 102 patients receiving either the selective BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib or dabrafenib was analy...

To determine whether maternal filariasis influences the risk of infection by and immunity to Wuchereria bancrofti in children, we performed a cross-sectional study in an area of Kenya where filariasis is endemic. Residents of 211 households were enrolled; 376 parents and 938 of their offspring between the ages of 2 and 17 years were examined for filarial infection status as determined by blood-...

Parental effects on offspring life-history traits are common and increasingly well-studied. However, the extent to which these effects persist into offspring in subsequent generations has received less attention. In this experiment, maternal and paternal effects on offspring and grand-offspring were investigated in the biparental burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides, using a split-family des...

Patterns of within-group relatedness are expected to affect the prospects for cooperation among group members through kin selection. It has long been established that dispersal patterns determine the availability of kin and there is ample evidence of matrilineal kin biases in social behavior across primate species. However, in 1979, Jeanne Altmann(1) suggested that mating patterns also influenc...

Objective: Immune plasma therapy, a method employed for passive immunization, has been utilized as treatment modality based on historical precedents during the Covid-19 pandemic, global crisis resulting in unfortunate demise of countless individuals. The objective this study is to investigate impact immune therapy laboratory parameters and overall survival rate patients with pneumonia. Material...

SIR, There are important differences between the study of Ishigami et al and our report' which may explain the apparently discordant findings. Ishigami's study included 58 patients treated with gold over a 12 month period. Although we are not told, one assumes that the gold preparation and the dose schedule used were similar in both studies. In Ishigami's study gold therapy was 'considered succ...