background & objectives: colon cancer is currently of high incidence and mortality rate. identifying the factors influencing its prognosis can be very beneficial to its clinical treatment. recent studies have shown that lymph nodes ratio can be considered as an important prognostic factor. the aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of this factor on the prognosis of the patie...

Trans-cinnamic acid is a phenolic compound with wide range of bioactive properties, including antioxidant and antibacterial effects. It also has high potential in the food cosmetic industries. We aimed to isolate trans-cinnamic from Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) study its geroprotective activity on Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes used as model organism.
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There are two solutions to the ageing problem – tactical and strategic. The solution is dampen involution as much possible delay onset slow down progression of age-related pathologies. strategic eliminate per se (and therefore diseases) through elimination prime cause ageing. These approaches discussed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ...

This article reviews oxidative stress as one of the mechanisms impairing functions cells, organs, and tissues. Aging is associated with reductions in activities enzymes antioxidant system. Reactive oxygen species formed oxidant damage DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids, leading to cell apoptosis. Neurodegenerative changes can develop conditions mitochondrial dysfunction. A potential direction treatment...

background: the incidence of colorectal cancer is rising in several developing countries. in the absence of integrated endoscopy and pathology databases, adenoma detection rate (adr), as a validated quality indicator of screening colonoscopy, is generally difficult to obtain in practice. we aimed to measure the correlation of polyp-related indicators with adr in order to identify the most accur...

background non-melanoma skin cancers (nmsc) are the most common cancers worldwide. these cancers are not accompanied by high mortality however they lead to various complications. evaluation of nmsc predisposing factors could result in preventive measures, improvement of quality of life and reduction of medical costs. objectives this study aimed to determine predisposing factors of non-melanoma ...