Investigation of the Neuroprotective Effect of Riluzole on Matrix Metalloproteinases in an Experimental Model of Glaucoma.

Purpose: To investigate the neuroprotective effect of riluzole through matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 in rats, in an experimental glaucoma model.

Methods: A total of 28 rats, 3-4 months old, weighing 250-300 g, were divided into four groups; Group I (control), Group II (glaucoma), Group III (glaucoma + corn oil + dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and Group IV (glaucoma + corn oil + DMSO + riluzole). A glaucoma model was created by episcleral vein cauterization in the left eyes of Group II, III, and IV subjects.

Evaluation of occupational eczema and work-related risk factors in sea fishers on the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey: A Cross-sectional study.

Background: Eczema is one of the most prevalent occupational skin diseases, with sea fishers being particularly vulnerable due to their harsh working conditions.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of occupational eczema among fishers and identify risk factors contributing to its development.

Methods: A total of 119 fishers participated in this cross-sectional study, which was conducted in a single center on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.

Asthma patients with obesity have a unique phenotype: a subanalysis of the Turkish adult asthma registry.

Objective: The obese-asthma phenotype has gradually increased in the last few years. We aimed to assess the differences between obese and non-obese patients with asthma.

Methods: This research is a subanalysis of the Turkish Adult Asthma Registry (TAAR).

Medical Students' Tobacco Consumption Status and Experiences with Smoke-free Law Violations in Enclosed Spaces in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the frequency of tobacco smoking among medical students and assess their exposure to violations of smoke-free laws in enclosed spaces 30 days before the study. It also identifies key locations where such infractions occur and explores associated factors.

Material And Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using a questionnaire-based survey among students from two public and two private medical faculties in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus in 2023.

The impact of a ninth-century Jewish physician on North African and European medical culture: Isaac al-Israelī.

Isaac al-Israelī (died early ninth century AD) was a Jewish physician. He is known for writing important works in many different fields such as medicine, philosophy, pharmacology, botany, and Jewish theology. He was a court physician as the chief physician during the rule of the Aghlebids and Fatimids in North Africa.