Evaluation of the Efficacy of Medicinal Plants in Treating Bacterial Vaginosis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Interventional Studies.

Background: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent cause of vaginal infection among women. This study aimed to summarize the evidence related to the effectiveness of medicinal plants as an alternative therapy for the management of BV.

Materials And Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Medline PubMed were systematically searched.

Trametes versicolor laccase-derived silver nanoparticles: Green synthesis, structural characterization and multifunctional biological properties.

Isolated enzymes serve as advantageous platforms for the fabrication of nanomaterials. The objective of this study was to fabricate silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) incorporated with Trametes versicolor laccase and evaluate their diverse biological properties. The AgNPs fabricated through laccase-mediated methods were characterized using various characterization techniques including UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, Dynamic light scattering (DLS) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM).

The link between the risk of cardiovascular diseases and the intake of different types of dietary carbohydrates in Iranian adults.

Background: The risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) may be influenced by dietary carbohydrates. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between CVDs and the intake of carbohydrates.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data was extracted from the Prospective Epidemiologic Research Studies in Iran (PERSIAN) cohort in Sabzevar, Iran.

Does baseline psychiatric symptom severity predict well-being improvement in low-intensity mindfulness interventions?

Regardless of baseline psychiatric symptom severity, individuals can improve from psychotherapy, including from low-intensity psychosocial treatments. We conducted a secondary analysis of a randomized trial of low-intensity mindfulness interventions to explore if and how specific indices of baseline symptom severity were associated with well-being trajectories during treatment and follow-up. In the original study, participants ( = 4, 411) with physical and mental health conditions were randomly assigned to one of two low-intensity mindfulness interventions (eight-session mindfulness-based cognitive therapy or a three-session mindfulness intervention).