Behçet’s disease is a systemic, chronic, idiopathic inflammatory illness of unknown etiology with a recurrent course, manifested by a characteristic triad: recurrent aphthous stomatitis, ulcerative changes in the mucous membranes and skin of the genital organs, and inflammatory changes in the eyes. In addition, the musculoskeletal syst...

By Vita Ruzhanska, Iuliia Pashkova, Dmytro Grebeniuk, Andrii Sidorov, Svitozar Prevar, Oleksandr Smiiukha, Yuriy Hnatiyk, Arina Ivanitsa

Naturally-derived anti-inflammatories, such as bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), are particularly interesting due to their health benefits. Bilberries are a rich source of primary metabolites such as sugars and organic acids, which give the fruit its taste. They also contain anthocyanins, the most abundant group of secondary metabolites, possessing v...

By Anđela V. Dragićević, Nikola M. Stojanović, Dragana R. Pavlović

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly recognized as a novel tool in enhancing psychotherapy, particularly for adolescents. The integration of AI-based platforms into mental health care promises improved accessibility, personalized interventions, and support for therapeutic processes. We aimed to evaluate the usability, safety, and preliminar...

By Miodrag Stanković, Aleksandra Stojanović

The aim of this study was to examine whether green tea and bilberry have beneficial effects on secondary hyperlipidemia developed due to gentamicin-induced renal impairment. GM group of rats was treated with gentamicin only, GT group was given green tea only, B group received bilberry only, while C group was given saline only. GT+GM group received ...

By Milica Veljković, Nikola M. Stojanović, Tanja Džopalić, Dragana R. Pavlović, Dušan Sokolović, Milan Petković

Isolated  fallopian tube torsion is a rare condition, especially in adolescents, and can often be misdiagnosed due to nonspecific symptoms. We report the case of a 13-year-old sexually inactive girl who was admitted to Shahid Mobini Hospital in Sabzevar, Iran, with worsening pain in the right lower abdomen and hypogastrium over the past four d...

By Behnaz Souizi, Mehrnaz Mehrdoost, Marzie Torkmannejad Sabzevari, Narjes Forouhar

In childhood, infections of the central nervous system may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders and complications such as epilepsy. The present study aimed to evaluate epilepsy in children with central nervous system (CNS) infections. The present systematic review and meta-analysis included five cohort studies from international databases, PubMed, ...

By Mahsa Afrand, Niusha Rostampur, Zeinab Pourhadi, Javad Rezanezhad, Pouriya Nekoueifard

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by impaired glycemic control, which increases the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic complications. Exercise is a key non-pharmacological intervention known to improve blood glucose regulation, but the acute effects of different exercise modalities on glycemic control in T2DM remain unclear. The ai...

By Anja Lazić, Tatjana Jevtovic Stoimenov, Nebojša Trajković

This meta-analytic study was conducted with the aim of quantitative integrating the findings obtained in individual studies that were concerned with determining the relationship between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and emotional dysregulation in studies conducted on non-clinical sample and adult population. The studies included in the meta-an...

By Danica Vukić, Teodora Safiye

Many markers are used to evaluate the prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Researches are focused on available markers with high sensitivity and specificity. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prognostic value of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and its superiority compared with other prognostic ma...

By Rada Vučić, Vladimir Ignjatović, Olivera Andrejić, Katarina Čupić, Miodrag Srećković, Filipović Vučković, Marija Sekulić, Milan Dobrić, Jelena Rakočević

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are among the most vascularized human tumors and the presence of microvascular proliferation is one of the diagnostic hallmarks of these malignancies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the extent of vascularization and its relation to proliferative activity and the p53 status in GBMs. Tissue samples from 100 selec...

By Desanka Tasić, Irena Dimov, Miloš Kostov, Dragan Dimov