Dual mapping of MTHFR C677T (A1298C) and BDNF G196A (Val66Met) polymorphisms in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Objective: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a loss of distal sensory function in the lower limbs that is accompanied by pain and severe morbidity. The goal of this study was to perform a screening of the MTHFR C677T (A1298C) and BDNF G196A (Val66Met) polymorphisms and determine their possible relationships using biochemical blood tests and clinical presentations of symptoms in Jordanian patients with DPN.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, and medical records were used to identify and recruit patients with DPN and collect their demographic and clinical characteristics.

Synergistic Beneficial Effects of Resveratrol and Diet on High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity.

Introduction: Despite decades of research, obesity and its related medical complications remain a major health concern globally. Therefore, novel therapeutic strategies are needed to combat obesity and its numerous debilitating complications. Resveratrol (RES) has a potential therapeutic effect in obesity and diabetes by improving oxidative metabolism and insulin signaling.

Mediterranean Fast Food: A Leading Cause of Hypercholesterolemia among University Students in Northern Jordan.

Background: Consumption of fast food is pervasive among young adults. This research aimed to assess the impact of consuming fast foods on total cholesterol level among university students in Northern Jordan.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, a blood sample to investigate cholesterol level was drawn from a sample of university students in Northern Jordan.

Children's rates of COVID-19 vaccination as reported by parents, vaccine hesitancy, and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children: a multi-country study from the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Background: Huge efforts are being made to control the spread and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic using vaccines. However, willingness to be vaccinated depends on factors beyond the availability of vaccines. The aim of this study was three-folded: to assess children's rates of COVID-19 Vaccination as reported by parents, to explore parents' attitudes towards children's COVID-19 vaccination, and to examine the factors associated with parents' hesitancy towards children's vaccination in several countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).

Sharing, reuse, and storage of biosamples among biomedical researchers in Jordan: Practice and concerns.

Background: Sharing and reuse biosamples can facilitate biomedical research. Little is known about researchers' perception and practice about sharing, reusing, and storing biosamples in Jordan. Therefore, the current study aimed to evaluate the practices of biomedical researchers in Jordan regarding biosamples management.