background common carotid artery (cca) ultrasound with measurement of intima-media thickness (imt) is a safe and noninvasive technique for assessing subclinical atherosclerosis and determining cardiovascular risks. moreover, the pattern of wall thickening in the brachial artery (ba) is rather diffuse compared to the carotid artery and may be a more sensitive indicator of long-term systemic expo...

conclusions regular resistance training and prostatic massage can improve proinflammatory markers and psa levels in men with pc. results in the resistance training group, il-10 levels significantly increased after four (p = 0.055) and eight weeks (p = 0.000). four and eight weeks of resistance training showed a significant reduction in psa, crp, il-6, and tnf-α levels (p < 0.05). patients of ma...

cystoscopy and urinary cytology are currently the basis for diagnosis and ‎follow-up of bladder tumors. research to find a sensitive and specific tumor ‎marker for diagnosis of bladder tumor is actively underway, however, due to low sensitivity ‎and high cost of cytology. this cross-sectional study was performed in 65 patients to evaluate whether urinary bladder ‎cancer (ubc) antigen level can ...