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<p>Background: The number of solid organ transplants as well as long term survival is increasing due to advancements in immunosuppression and technology. In 2016, there were …

Background: Silymarin, a widely used hepatoprotective drug, exhibits low oral bioavailability mainly because of poor water solubility, poor absorption, rapid metabolism and ultimat…

Potato virus Y (PVY) is considered as one of the most important plant viruses affecting potato production and many other crops. The present study was conducted to investigate damag…

Urinary bladder injury due to prolonged indwelling Foley catheter placement is reportedly rare but potentially lethal complication. Review of literature showed most of the urinary …

Atherosclerosis is the development of complex lipid-laden lesions in the vasculature with the potential to contribute to cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction, stro…

Vitamin D deficiency is very common in both developed and developing countries. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in ort…

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of the open surgical management of concomitant neck humeral fractures and anterior glenohumeral dislocation with greater…

Objectives: Colonoscopy remains the cornerstone for colorectal screening as well as the diagnostic test of choice for positive screening tests or to further investigate the underly…

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies worldwide with hepatitis B virus (HBV) as the most important etiological agent. Unfortunately,…

Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), a protozoan parasite, is a deadly infectious disease in primarily young children, prevailing from sub-Saharan Africa [1]. A seminal…

Purpose: To assess the neuroprotective effect of CD 34+ stem cells on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival after optic nerve compression injury (ONCI). Methods: The optic nerve co…

Introduction: Arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability in India and Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis found in Indian population. Total knee arth…

A study involving gross differentiation was conducted on the lower respiratory tract of 52 foetuses of the one-humped camel collected from the Sokoto metropolitan abattoir, over a …

<p>MLL is one of the most aggressive leukemias which mostly targets pediatric patients. Genetic rearrangement of the 11q23 location is the main reason for this type of acute …

Liver fibrosis is highly prevalent in United States. No therapy has been successful to cure it so far. The current approaches in treatment are to prevent its causative etiology su…

Introduction: Infertility is a devastating disease. Its victims are affected at a very basic level, the ability to reproduce, to leave a legacy. This can be divisive to the couple…

Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder resulting from either insulin insufficiency or insulin dysfunction. Diabetes mellitus affects most of the people in both developed…

Objective: To describe the main uses of angiography by optical coherence tomography (OCT-A) in glaucoma, its main characteristics and potential uses as a diagnostic tool described …

AbstractIntroduction: Caryophyllids are unique among Eucestoda in having a monopleuroid body plan i.e., they have neither internal proglottidization nor external segmentation and h…

Eagles syndrome is the term given to the symptomatic elongation of the styloid process, mineralization of the stylohyoid or stylomandibular ligament or posterior belly of the digas…

Autism is a prototypical form of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), characterized by complex behavioural impairments detectable as early as 18-36 months of age with severe abn…

This study assesses the heavy metal concentration of Otamiri River in Imo State, Nigeria. Standard sampling and analytical methods were employed during the study. The result shows …

Acrylamide or 2-propenamide is an industrial chemical formed in some foods particularly starchy foods during heating process such as baking, frying and roasting. Acrylamide is pre…

Given the importance of yam worldwide in western Africa, and considering the absence of any scientific study setting out yam based weaning food sensory acceptance, it becomes impor…

<p>Introduction: The development of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) and its clinical need has led to the need for more animal models to study and perform the…

Objective: Alcohol and comorbid depression commonly occur in patients with alcohol hazardous use. Psychological therapies are required in the treatment and prevention of alcohol ab…

Cognitive impairment occurs in diabetes mellitus. Sonchus asper has been used in folk medicine to improve mental performance. Here it is hypothesized that chronic treatment with an…

Background: There is a growing interest in the study of patients that achieve exceptionally long-lasting remissions although suffering from incurable neoplastic disorders. This is …

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), is myeloproliferative neoplasm, that accounts for 15-20% of all leukemia’s in adults, resulting from reciprocal translocation between the long arm…