Dr Deniz Aslan is a Consultant Psychologist and Lecturer, based at Department of Psychology, Roehampton University, London, UK and Langford Clinic, East Sussex, UK. Robert Edelmann is a Professor of Forensic and Clinical Psychology, Dr Diane Bray is the Head of Department and Dr Marcia Worrell is a Principal Lecturer, all are based at Department of Psychology, Roehampton University, London, UK....

objective: the objective of this study was to determine the ability of non-psychiatric (medical and surgical residents) residents on inpatient units to recognize patients with clinically significant depression and anxiety among a cohort admitted to the dr. shariati hospital in tehran. method: patients within 72 hours of admission underwent screening with the hospital anxiety and depression scal...

helicobacter pylori (h.pylori) is the most common human infection in the world. this agent has a strong role in pathogenesis of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers. therefore introducing of simple and cost effective and non invasive tests are important for diagnosis of h.pylori infections. in this study 215 patient suffering from different gastrointestinal disorders referred to gi endoscopy dep...

background: liver cirrhosis was one of the most important liver diseases. other chronic liver diseases could be lead to liver cirrhosis. liver cirrhosis could be lead one kind of liver cancers named hepatocellular carcinoma. cirrhosis in the early stages just by laboratory and imaging testes could be diagnosed. in this study cirrhotic patients were classified based on laboratory symptoms. for t...

statement of problem: streptococcus viridans is one of the most important micro-organisms in the establishment of infections leading to dental caries and heart valve damages. therefore the diagnosis and prevention of these infections is critical in health care. purpose: the aim of this in-vivo study was to determine the prevalence of viridans streptococci in abscesses occurring in the maxillofa...

Several weeks after the test, Mr Jones learned that he tested positive for a mutation and was sent a form letter stating that “men with this mutation have a 6 percent chance of developing breast cancer and a 7 percent chance of developing prostate cancer before age 70.” Concerned about his results, he went to see Dr Seelinn to find out what he should do with this new information. As he handed D...

Scientific objective: In a recent blog post Dr Andrew Thorburn 1asks why many published discoveries cannot be replicated. He summarizes examples from Dr Glenn Begley (Vice President for oncology at Amgen) that show how Amgen has been unable to reproduce many high-profile discoveries. Dr Thorburn raises the possibility that ‘sloppy science’ may partly explain our inability to measurably improve ...