BACKGROUND The incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis increases with age, especially in the elderly. Many studies have shown that vessel calcification is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of bone fractures. Experimental studies have shown that osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene knockout mice have aortic calcification and osteoporosis at the same t...

Aim The epidemiological characteristics, in-hospital treatments and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 among older patients have not been fully evaluated in Japan. Methods In this retrospective observational study carried out Osaka Prefecture, Japan, we enrolled aged ≥60 years with laboratory-confirmed from January to November 2020. main outcome was mortality during the observation period, ba...

Past research documents that both adolescent gender nonconformity and the experience of school victimization are associated with high rates of negative psychosocial adjustment. Using data from the Family Acceptance Project's young adult survey, we examined associations among retrospective reports of adolescent gender nonconformity and adolescent school victimization due to perceived or actual l...

AIM The propose of this study was to evaluate the probable correlation between exon and intron polymorphisms of p53 gene and their association with clinicopathological aspects of gastritis. BACKGROUND Regarding to the decisive role of p53 in the development of a variety of human cancers, a comprehensive study concerning probable correlation between polymorphisms in the p53 intron and exon in ...

The study was done in 60 diabetic patients. These patients were divided into two groups, Group I (n=30) receiving Magnesium and Metformin therapy for a period of 16 weeks and Group II (n=30) receiving only Metformin therapy. The blood samples were collected and analyzed for Serum Magnesium and fasting blood glucose at 0, 4, 8, 16 weeks respectively. In GROUP I Mean Baseline value for S. Magnesi...