Additive effects of acupuncture in alleviating anxiety: A double-blind, three-arm, randomized clinical trial.

Background: In this trial, additive effects of acupuncture to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) treatment for reducing anxiety, were investigated.

Methods: 112 patients with anxiety disorder were randomly divided into three groups including SSRIs alone (drug group), SSRIs with sham acupuncture (control group) and SSRI with acupuncture (acupuncture group), and treated for 4 weeks. At the beginning of the study and on day 28, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire was completed and serum levels of cortisol were measured.

Home quarantine is a useful strategy to prevent the coronavirus outbreak: Identifying the reasons for non-compliance in some Iranians.

Introduction: The coronavirus outbreak has become a worrying issue and some people refuse to stay at home. Therefore, this study aims to identify the reasons behind some Iranian people's refusal to stay at home to prevent further virus transmission.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on postgraduate students in Iran.

ADAMTS7 and ZC3HC1 Share Genetic Predisposition to Coronary Artery Disease and Large Artery Ischemic Stroke.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic stroke (IS) are commonly considered distinct disease phenotypes. However, there is some evidence in favor of a degree of overlap between genetic susceptibility to CAD and genetic risk factors for IS. In the present study, we aimed to examine the role of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs3825807 and rs11556924, located in the ADAMTS7 and ZC3HC1 genes, respectively, associated with CAD in published GWASs in European populations and their possible contribution to the development of coronary atherosclerosis and cerebral LA atherosclerosis in a case-control study of an the Iranian population.