Teratomas constitute a group of nongerminomatous germ cell tumors that are composed of an admixture of different tissue types representative of ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. Intracranial teratomas are rare, comprising approximately 0.5% of all intracranial tumors. They preferentially involve the midline structures, and occur primarily in childre...

By Irena Dimov, Desanka Tasić, Ivana Stojanović, Simonida Stojanović, Nebojša Stojanović, Ivan Stefanović, Dragan Dimov

The first line of defence in parasitic infection is the innate immune system. On the other hand, adaptive immune system posseses numerous mechanisams of hummoral and cellular immunity. Cellular immunity in a helminth infection is characterised by Th2 immune response. Considering the fact that the aim of a parasite is not to kill its host, the major...

By Dragan Zdravković, Jovana Kostić, Jelena Radović, Aleksandar Kostić, Milena Potić Floranović, Ana Ristić Petrović, Aleksandra Ignjatović, Aleksandar Tasić, Nataša Miladinović Tasić, Suzana Otašević

Chronic rhinosinusitis is a chronic inflammation of the nasal and paranasal cavities. However, the main pathophysiology of these chronic conditions is poorly described and seems to be multifactorial. In the present study, we reviewed the computed tomography (CT) scans of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis to identify a probable association betwee...

By Seyyed Abdollah Madani, Seyyed Abbas Hashemi, Amir Hosein Kianejad, Saman Heidari

The aim of the research was to quantify the connective tissue and blood vessels in the aging human pituitary, using the morphometric methods. The material contained 29 pituitary tissues from cadavers of both sexes (14 females and 15 males), aged 33-95 years. The pituitary tissue was processed by standard histological procedure and stained by Mallor...

By Miljana Pavlović, Ivan Jovanović, Snežana Pavlović, Vesna Stojanović, Vladimir Živković, Mirjana Bakić, Braca Kundalić, Vladimir Antić

Clindamycin is an antibiotic effective against Gram-positive aerobes and both Gramnegative and Gram-positive anaerobic pathogens. Clindamycin (its phosphate ester) was used as a model drug for our study in order to check the efficacy of the developed vaginal gel formulations. The aim of this study was to develop an analytical method suitable for th...

By Milica Stanković, Vesna Savić, Valentina Marinković

The interaction between non-English authors of medical articles and translators can be considered as a key component in perfect rendering of the content. In the era of rapid spread of research findings throughout the world, some researchers with little knowledge of English look for translation and editing services in order to share their findings i...

By Nematullah Shomoossi

In this study we investigated the effects of four emollients (cetearyl octanoate, decyl oleate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate and olive oil) incorporated at a concentration of 10% on the structural properties of the cosmetic oil/water (o/w) creams (creams K1-K4, respectively) as well as the in vivo effects of those creams on pH and hydration level of the h...

By Dragana Stojiljković, Ivana Arsic, Marija Tasić Kostov, Zoran Jovanović, Vanja Tadić, Sofija Đorđević

Teleradiology has made  using the Internet explorer possible to access to images and patient findings, to browse, view and write radiological reports on any computer in any location, with all the appropriate rights (security and confidentiality). Diagnosis, consultation and education of students, doctors and  paramedical staff, scientific...

By Rade Babić, Zoran Milošević, Gordana Babić

Since time immortal, plants have been used for maintaining health and curing disease. With cancer being a widespread threat to humanity, plants play an important role in cancer prevention, as well as in therapy. Medicinal plants provide new active chemopreventive molecules. In addition, treatment with plants can ease side-effects as well as provide...

By Zohara Bachrach

Society is now at a stage at which it is possible to obtain information about almost anything within a very short period of time. Such a situation requires the usage of one language for mutual understanding and communication of scientific, technological and academic information among different linguistic groups within a multi-linguistic community. ...

By Zorica Antić