Ultra-processed foods and type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence in RaNCD project: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Following rapid population growth and urbanization, global ultra-processed food consumption levels have increased. Additionally, type 2 diabetes mellitus, a non-communicable disease, is affecting one-tenth of the people worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in different scenarios in a prospective cohort study in the western part of Iran.

COVID-associated arthritis after severe and non-severe COVID-19: A systematic review.

Aim: Since the coronavirus outbreak became a global health emergency in 2020, various immune-based effects, such as inflammatory arthritis (IA), have been recorded. This study aimed to determine the role of COVID-19 severity on post-COVID arthritis.

Methods: We systematically reviewed 95 patients who developed arthritis after severe and non-severe COVID-19 infection by searching the databases, including PubMed, SCOPUS, and EMBASE.

Ocular manifestations in Iranian patients referred to rheumatology clinics from 2018 to 2020.

Aim: Autoimmune diseases are presented with many signs and symptoms. Eyes are commonly involved in these diseases. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of different ophthalmological complications in patients with and without immune-mediated rheumatological diseases.

Noise Sensitivity in Patients with Schizophrenia.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare noise sensitivity (NS) in schizophrenic individuals with/without hallucinations and healthy individuals.

Procedure: A retrospective (causal-comparative) study was conducted in three groups: (i) A group of individuals with schizophrenia and auditory hallucinations (14 participants), (ii) a group of schizophrenic individuals without auditory hallucinations (14 participants) selected by purposive sampling and (iii) a control group (19 participants) selected by convenience sampling. Schutte's Noise Sensitivity Questionnaire was used to measure NS.

Celiac disease and COVID-19 in adults: A systematic review.

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease affecting around 1.4% of the total human population. Local and systemic manifestations are described in CD.

The Association of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet with the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been associated with reduced hypertension and risk of cardiovascular diseases, nevertheless DASH diet is rich in foods that are recommended to be inversely associated with cancer risk. The objective of the present study was to conduct the first meta-analysis of studies investigating the associations between DASH diet and risk of colorectal cancer. Relevant studies were identified in PubMed and Scopus (up to April 2019).

Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and the Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Diet is a known source of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators, and inflammatory markers have been associated with mechanisms involved in prostate cancer initiation and progression. The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) is a tool to assist researchers in determining the inflammatory potential of diet. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to assess the association between DII and prostate cancer.

Iranian Version of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties.

Mental adjustment to cancer is known as a psychological, physical, and psychological health variable among cancer patients. The present study examines the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale (Mini-MAC) in a sample of Iranian adults who suffer from cancer. The sample consists of 320 cancer patients selected through non-random convenient sampling procedure from the hospitals and clinics in the cities of Kermanshah and Shiraz in Iran, using the Mini-MAC scale.

Based on the Network Degeneration Hypothesis: Separating Individual Patients with Different Neurodegenerative Syndromes in a Preliminary Hybrid PET/MR Study.

Unlabelled: The network degeneration hypothesis (NDH) of neurodegenerative syndromes suggests that pathologic brain changes distribute primarily along distinct brain networks, which are characteristic for different syndromes. Brain changes of neurodegenerative syndromes can be characterized in vivo by different imaging modalities. Our aim was to test the hypothesis whether multimodal imaging based on the NDH separates individual patients with different neurodegenerative syndromes.

Antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction during treatment with fluoxetine, sertraline and trazodone; a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are common treatments for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, adverse effects of SSRIs on sexual function are common in the treatment of patients with MDD. There is a discrepancy in the reported frequency of SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction.