The Effects of Red Palm Oil, Koja Bay Leaves, and Passion Fruit Seeds Formulation on Antioxidant Activity, Antihyperlipidemia, BDNF, and Lipase Enzyme Activity on Sprague-Dawley Rats.

Background: Local wisdom food ingredients in North Sumatra, Indonesia, are a source of phenolics which have antioxidant, antihyperlipidemia, neuronal survival, and growth. Administering products with antioxidant properties can provide a supporting effect in preventing inflammation and neurodegenerative process.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to analyze the formulation of red palm oil ( Jacq), koja bay leaves ( L Spreng), and passion fruit seeds ( Sims) to improve lipid profile, antioxidant activity, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), and lipase enzyme activity of Sprague-Dawley rats.

The Effect of Oleuropein in AIF and MMP-9 in Traumatic Brain Injury Rat Model.

Background/aims: Traumatic brain injury is a significant public problem with an incidence of 10 million people per year, causing the largest deaths and disabilities worldwide. Head injuries can be classified into primary and secondary head injuries. Secondary head injuries can be caused by several factors such as ischemia, cerebral edema, and neuroinflammation.

Correlation Between Intensity of Vimentin Immuno-expression in Young Women with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Its Cliniocopathological Parameters.

Background: Young breast cancer patients (≤40 years) have different unifying oncogenic signaling pathways when compared to older people. Vimentin is a filament intermediate. Vimentin expression has an important role in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer progression.

Malondialdehyde value as radical oxidative marker and endogenous antioxidant value analysis in brain tumor.

Introduction: Oxidative stress has been considered as one of many contributor in developing risk of cancer. Oxidative stress may also promote the increasing number of free radical. Malondialdehyde (MDA) is one of radical oxidative marker, while Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) play role as endogenous antioxidant.

The Incidence of Adult Obesity is Associated with Parental and Adolescent Histories of Obesity in North Sumatra, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Obesity that occurs in adulthood is influenced by various factors, not only energy balance, especially concerning the amount of energy consumed, but also heredity. The hereditary factors of obese parents on childhood obesity have been studied, but what about adulthood? This study examines the relationship between a history of obesity in adolescence, and maternal and paternal incidences of adult obesity.

Patients And Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study that included adult men and women aged 20-60 years old.

Role and value of inflammatory markers in brain tumors: A case controlled study.

Introduction: Brain tumor is one of the most devastating diseases in the world. The Pathogenesis is vary in multiple aspect of mechanism. The tumor microenvironment contains many different noncancerous cell types in addition to cancer cells.

Positive Correlation Between General Public Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak 1 Month After First Cases Reported in Indonesia.

The increasing number cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the general population in Indonesia raises questions concerning the public's knowledge and attitudes regarding this pandemic. To determine the correlation between the general public's knowledge and attitudes regarding the COVID-19 outbreak 1 month after the first cases were reported in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study was conducted between early March and the end of April 2020 in the general population of Indonesia, beginning with the North Sumatra region, where the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia began.

A Comparison of the Quality of Sleep between Pre and Post-Surgery Cervical Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Patients Utilizing the Anterior Discectomy Method.

Background: Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP) is the prolapse of the intervertebral disk through a tear in the annulus fibrosus. This causes nerve root compression with clinical pain manifestation and affects the quality of sleep.

Aim: The aim of this study was find out the comparison in the quality of sleep between before (pre) and after (post) surgery cervical HNP patients.