Altered mitochondrial DNA copy number in cervical exfoliated cells among high‑risk HPV‑positive and HPV‑negative women.

The majority of cervical cancer cases are due to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. However, certain cases of cervical cancer are not caused by HPV. Recent studies have shown a link between altered mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, an indicative measure of mitochondrial dysfunction, and cervical cancer in women who test positive for HPV.

Patterns of drug overdose deaths in Kuwait from 2014 to 2018.

Background: Kuwait is an Arabian Gulf couFntry with a population of around 4.4 million as of 2020. In recent years, government based news agencies have commonly exposed drug smuggling plots that were foiled by local authorities.

Early initiation of insulin attenuates histological and functional changes in the liver of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats using Tc-sulfur colloid functional imaging.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of insulin on the reticuloendothelial system (RES) in the liver and spleen in diabetic rats. Sprague Dawley rats were divided into control, diabetic rats (DM) and diabetic rats treated with insulin (IDM) for 2 weeks. Rats were imaged with technetium-99m-sulfur colloid (Tc-SC) tracer to determine regional distributions of the tracer for all groups by drawing regions of interest and then obtained the ratios as the cumulative counts of heart, liver, and spleen to the whole body (WB).

Chest wall lymphomas: Fine needle aspiration cytodiagnosis and review of the literature.

Objective: Compared to other chest wall malignancies, lymphoma is a common disease. However, published literature on a series of lymphoma cases involving the chest wall is scarce. The aim of the present study, was to describe experience with chest wall swellings diagnosed as lymphoid neoplasms on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology.