Publications by authors named "N K Novikova"

Studies have shown the presence of residual amounts of the herbicide glyphosate in poultry feed, which leads to its bioaccumulation in the body. Recently, it has been established that exposure to low levels of glyphosate over a long period may have serious negative effects on poultry health. Moreover, combined exposure to several toxicants can potentially lead to additive and/or synergistic effects.

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To preclinically study the effectiveness of new antihypertensive drugs, various animal hypertension models are used. However, most of them do not correspond to primary hypertension, which develops in people with age. We used male Wistar rats of 4, 10, 12 and 18 months old.

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Introduction: Rotavirus infection is the major cause of severe dehydrating diarrhea requiring hospitalization in young children worldwide. Due to their segmented genome, rotaviruses are capable of gene reassortment, which makes the emergence and spread of genetically novel strains possible. The purpose of this study was to search for unusual rotaviruses circulating in Nizhny Novgorod in 2021‒2023 and their molecular genetic characterization based on all genome segments.

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The humanization of medical education is targeted at integration of humanitarian values and approaches into system of education of medical personnel to improve their professional and personal training. This process includes education in medical ethics, development of communication skills, stress management and implementation of humanitarian disciplines into the curriculum. The humanization contributes into formation of empathy, responsibility and professionalism in future physicians that helps to better understand and consider psychological, social and emotional needs of patients.

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Inbred mouse strains KK.Cg-a/a and KK.Cg-Ay/a known as genetic models of type 2 diabetes mellitus significantly surpassed the control strain C57BL/6J in the body weight, relative weight of extractable fat, and basal blood glucose levels.

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