PARAMETERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA, CHRONIC PROSTATITIS, AND PROSTATE CANCER
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), chronic prostatitis (CP), and prostate cancer (PC) are frequently occurring conditions that affect the prostate gland, with overlapping clinical features and potentially shared pathogenetic mechanisms. A growing body of research indicates that oxidative stress (OS) is a critical factor in both the onset and advan...
By Andrej Veljković, Jovan Hadži-Đokić, Dragoslav Bašić, Ljubomir Dinić, Aleksandar Skakić, Nina Medojević, Ognjen Radović, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Konstantinos Leivaditis, Gordana Kocić
EXPLORING USABILITY, SAFETY, AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF NOVEL DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS IN ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
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
CRUCIAL ROLE OF PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION
Health education programs implemented in schools in Serbia should be improved methodologically with special emphasis on intersectoral action and inter-organizational partnerships at all levels, which implies identifying the role of children, teachers, parents, and all community representatives. The aim of our study was to define and analyze the rol...
By Roberta Marković
EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN WITH CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
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
Retraction Note This article has been retracted post-publication at the request of the corresponding author due to an unresolved authorship dispute. Concerns were raised regarding changes made to the authorship list after the initial submission, specifically the removal of an author whose name appeared in the original submission and the addition o...
By AFMN Biomedicine Editorial Board
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF GREEN TEA AND BILBERRY AGAINST SECONDARY HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN GENTAMICIN‒INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY IN RATS
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
EVALUATION OF SERUM LEVEL OF ANTI-MÜLLERIAN HORMONE IN PRE-ECLAMPSIA
Pre-eclampsia is a multiorgan disease process characterized by hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation. The aim of the study was to assess the serum level of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in pregnant women as a predictor for pre-eclampsia. A case control study was carried out in Baghdad Teaching Hospital from 2020 to 2021. A sa...
By Wasan Wajdi, Ishraq Mohammed Kadhim, Raghad Nabeel Al-Khayyat
ERRATUM - TREATMENT OF BURN INJURIES IN CHILDREN
This erratum is published to address inaccuracies in the first affiliation of the author of the above-mentioned article. The first affiliation, as presented on the title page, the last page, and within the abstract in Serbian, was not cited consistently. In addition, the official name of the clinic changed shortly after the article’s publicat...
By Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis Editorial Board
Quality of sleep in third-trimester pregnancy and non-psychotic postpartum depression
Quality of sleep (QoS) in the third-trimester of pregnancy has been suggested as a potential risk factor for the onset of non-psychotic postpartum depression (NPPD). The aim of the paper was to investigate whether the quality of sleep in the third-trimester of pregnancy is a risk factor for nonpsychotic postpartum depression (NPPD) in women without...
By Jelena Stojanov, Olivera Žikić, Miodrag Stanković
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF BILBERRY (VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L.) PREPARATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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