Rasool Akram Hospital

Anticancer Drugs and Cancer-Associated Thrombosis

The rapid development of novel cancer therapies has considerably improved the care of cancer patients and cancer-related survival; however, these therapies are associated with a broad range of adverse events that have become a major burden in this population. Alongside other canc...

Familial nemaline myopathy and multiple sclerosis: a case report exploring a novel co-occurrence with familial clustering

Nemaline myopathy (NM) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are distinct disorders with different genetic or epigenetic characteristics, and their co-occurrence has not been priorly documented. We report a 40-year-old male with a notable familial history of both NM and MS who was diagnose...

Bifidobacterium longum prevent the progression of colon cancer via inhibiting metastasis and angiogenesis

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common reasons for cancer-related death, and both angiogenesis and metastasis have established roles in CRC progression. Recent findings suggest that probiotics, like Bifidobacterium longum, are capable of suppressing anti-cancer activit...

Low serum levels of C1q/TNF-related protein-14 (CTRP14) in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients

To measure serum C1q/tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related proteins (CTRPs) levels in newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and healthy controls, and to investigate their associations with metabolic parameters, the presence of T2DM and insulin re...

Renal resistive index and serum creatinine changes in icu patients receiving vasopressor therapy: a prospective cohort study

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in critically ill patients receiving vasopressor therapy. Serum creatinine, the standard biomarker for AKI, rises relatively late and is influenced by several non-renal factors. The renal resistive index (RRI), measured by Dopple...

The dietary inflammatory index and its associations with sleep, mental health, quality of life and aggressive behavior in Iranian female adolescents

The relationship between the inflammatory potential of foods and sleep, mental health, quality of life and aggressive behaviors is not well understood in Iranian female adolescents. We aimed to address this since there is a high prevalence of these factors in this population. In...

Associations between physical activity levels and socioeconomic and occupational factors among a large workforce population: insights from an employee health cohort study

Abstract Background Physical inactivity is a growing concern among working populations, with implications for health and productivity. Unlike most previous studies, this research draws on large-scale cohort data from Iranian employees to examine the associations with socioeconomi...

Atlantoaxial dislocation in a patient with Neurofibromatosis type 1: Case report and review

Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) or von Recklinghausen’s disease is a complex multi-system genetic disorder characterized by neurocutaneous manifestations, nervous system affection, and various skeletal dysplasia. Rarely, this disorder might be associated with atlantoax...