Relationships between Dairy Consumption Patterns and Hypertension, Overweight, and Obesity Status.

Background: Obesity is considered a widespread concern internationally. Few studies have investigated the relationships between dairy consumption and hypertension and obesity. Therefore, this study examined the above concern in students.

Essential Considerations for Free Energy Calculations of RNA-Small Molecule Complexes: Lessons from the Theophylline-Binding RNA Aptamer.

Alchemical free energy calculations are widely used to predict the binding affinity of small molecule ligands to protein targets; however, the application of these methods to RNA targets has not been deeply explored. We systematically investigated how modeling decisions affect the performance of absolute binding free energy calculations for a relatively simple RNA model system: theophylline-binding RNA aptamer with theophylline and five analogs. The goal of this investigation was 2-fold: (1) understanding the performance levels we can expect from absolute free energy calculations for a simple RNA complex and (2) learning about practical modeling considerations that impact the success of RNA-binding predictions, which may be different from the best practices established for protein targets.

Green synthesis of zinc nanoparticles by hydroalcoholic extract of lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.), characterization, and cytotoxic effects on human breast and colon cancer.

Green synthesis is the production of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) with biological agents, including plant extracts; it is environmentally friendly. The study aimed to investigate the cytotoxic effects of zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs) synthesized by the hydroalcoholic extract of lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.) against MCF7 and HT29 with the approach of identifying the ability of these NPs to produce anticancer drugs.

Mesenchymal stem cell application in pulmonary disease treatment with emphasis on their interaction with lung-resident immune cells.

Due to the vital importance of the lungs, lung-related diseases and their control are very important. Severe inflammatory responses mediated by immune cells were among the leading causes of lung tissue pathology and damage during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, uncontrolled immune cell responses can lead to lung tissue damage in other infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Assessing Bedtime Procrastination in Iran: Psychometric Properties and Predictive Value for Insomnia.

Objectives: Bedtime procrastination has been identified as an important factor associated with insufficient sleep and health and well-being problems. This study aims to investigate factor structure and psychometric properties of Bedtime procrastination Scale (BPS) in the Persian-speaking community. Additionally, this research aims to examine the role of bedtime procrastination in predicting sleep-related problems.