Improving behavioral test data collection and analysis in animal models with an image processing program.

Behavioral studies are commonly used as a standard procedure to evaluate anxiety and depression in animal models. Recently, different methods have been developed to improve data collection and analysis of the behavioral tests. Currently available methods, including manual analysis and commercially available products, are either time-consuming or costly.

Effects of supplementation on blood lipids, hepatic enzymes and nitric oxide levels in type 2 diabetic patients: A double blind, randomized clinical trial.

Objective: Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of diabetic complications including metabolic abnormality-induced diabetic micro-vascular and macro-vascular complications. () has been traditionally used in Iranian medicine as an herbal remedy for hypoglycemic or due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of on blood lipids, hepatic enzymes and nitric oxide levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Cell-free microRNAs as cancer biomarkers: the odyssey of miRNAs through body fluids.

Cell-free microRNAs (cfmiRNAs), also known as extracellular or secretory microRNAs, are an emerging class of miRNAs that are released or secreted by cells. These miRNAs are transferred through various body fluids. A growing body of research has recently revealed that cancer cells also secrete their distinctive cfmiRNAs to the extracellular environment highlighting the contribution of cfmiRNAs to cancer progression.

Separation of active and toxic portions in Sambucus ebulus.

Methanol extract of fruits, leaves and roots of Sambucus ebulus were investigated for antiinflammatory activity in rats (successively, after hexane and ethyl acetate extractions). Nearly all extracts produced statistically significant inhibition of edema induced by carrageenan at all doses when compared to the control groups. Anti-inflammatory effect was generally dose-dependent.

Evaluation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency without hemolysis in icteric newborns at Mazandaran province, Iran.

This study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the prevalence of G6PD deficiency, the prevalence of hemolysis with enzyme deficiency and determining the severity of icterus in the hospitalized newborns in our hospital. This prospective descriptive study has been conducted on 1018 icteric newborns admitted to the Bo-Ali Hospital from 2004 to 2007. The dataset included: age, sex, total and direct bilirubin, hemoglobin, reticulocyte count, blood group and Rh of mother and newborn, direct Coombs, G6PD level and the type of treatment.