Introduction Considering the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our country and the importance of blood lipid profile as a protective factor, aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on lipid profile in children 10 to 14 years.Materials and Methods In this controlled clinical trial study, 40 children who were studying on 2014 in Birjand elementary sch...

COVERAGE OF the Nation’s aged population by the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program has expanded rapidly in recent years. By February 1960 an estimated 10.1 million persons aged 65 and over-646 of every 1,000 persons in that age group-were receiving benefits under that program. Largely as a result of the increasing financial protection afforded the aged population by oldage, su...

Advanced age portends a poorer prognosis in FSGS. To understand the impact of age on glomerular podocytes and parietal epithelial cells (PECs), experimental FSGS was induced in 3m-old mice (20-year old human age) and 27m-old mice (78-year old human age) by abruptly depleting podocytes with a cytopathic anti-podocyte antibody. Despite similar binding of the disease-inducing antibody, podocyte de...

conclusions in this study, the preoperative anxiety was reduced by explaining anesthesia and surgery to the mothers and children (in mothers it was significant p < 0.05). since there is a direct relation between mothers’ and their children’s anxiety, using an effective method to reduce anxiety in children and their mothers together at the same time would be very useful for children and their mo...

introduction considering the high prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in our country and the importance of blood lipid profile as a protective factor, aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin d supplementation on lipid profile in children 10 to 14 years.materials and methods in this controlled clinical trial study, 40 children who were studying on 2014 in birjand elementary sch...

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated ambulance utilization in people aged 85 years or older, ie, the oldest old. METHODS We conducted a 1-year population-based observational study of patients transported by ambulance to emergency departments in Tokyo, Japan, which has a population of about 12 million. Demographic data, symptoms/events associated with ambulance transport, and the proportio...

The reliability and validity of Digital Stroop Test (Dig. Str.) that was developed for a screening test the executive function were evaluated by two studies. Dig. Str. to evaluate both effect Reverse using computer tablet. In Study 1, test-retest paradigm. High correlations between scores (mean response time per correct response) on tests obtained. 2, construct examined sample healthy old-aged ...