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Need assessment: Sexual health education in family planning centers, Tehran, Iran

Payesh, 2010
Objective(s): This paper explores the sexual health education needs and appropriate content for such education in Tehran. Methods: 21 married female in reproductive age from Tehran were recruited using snowball sampling and participated in qualitative ...
Khosro Rafaie Shirpak, Maryam Chinichian, Hasasan Eftekhar, Ali Ramezankhani,   +4 more
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Plasma microRNA Signature as Predictive Marker of Clinical Response to Therapy During Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Despite the availability of effective therapies for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the unpredictable nature of disease progression and the variability in individual treatment outcomes call for reliable biomarkers. This pilot study aims to investigate the potential of plasma circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) as predictive biomarkers for ...
Fortunata Carbone, Alessandra Colamatteo, Teresa Micillo, Gianmarco Abbadessa, Silvia Garavelli, Clorinda Fusco, Claudia Russo, Francesco Perna, Federica Garziano, Claudia La Rocca, Maria Mottola, Giorgia Teresa Maniscalco, Simona Bonavita, Antonio Luca Spiezia, Alessia Castiello, Roberta Lanzillo, Vincenzo Brescia Morra, Claudio Procaccini, Paola de Candia, Giuseppe Matarese   +19 more
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Factors for Rituximab Refractoriness in AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD: A Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a severe autoimmune condition of the central nervous system (CNS), often associated with aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐IgG). Rituximab, a CD20+ B‐cell depleting monoclonal antibody, is widely used as first‐line therapy.
Mariano Marrodan, María A. Piedrabuena, María A. Zarate, Sofía Rodríguez Murúa, Ezequiel I. Surace, Mauricio F. Farez, Marcela P. Fiol, María C. Ysrraelit, Jorge Correale   +8 more
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Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran

Payesh, 2007
Objective (s): Sexual health is increasingly recognized as an integral part of health. Despite admirable efforts to meet reproductive health needs in Iran, there are as yet no comprehensive sex education programs in this country.
Rafaie Shirpak Kh, Eftekhar H, Mohammad K, Chinichian M, Ramczankhani A, Fotohi A, Seraji M   +6 more
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Active Seizures Predict Worse Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Normal Cognition and Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Cognitive disorders are common in older persons with seizures (PWS). Cognitive disorders are often associated with impaired Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). However, the effects of seizures on IADLs remain unexplored.
Ifrah Zawar, Jaideep Kapur, Meghan M. Mattos, Carol Manning, Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Mark Quigg   +5 more
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Relevance of Kappa and Lambda Free Light Chains in Autoimmune Astrocytopathy Associated With Anti‐GFAP Antibodies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The kappa‐free light chain (κ‐FLC) index is known to be highly sensitive and specific for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), while little is understood about lambda (λ)‐FLC. This study assessed the κ‐FLC and λ‐FLC indices in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy.
Michael Levraut, Romain Marignier, Mikael Cohen, Jeanne Benoit, Cassandre Landes‐Chateau, Elisabeth Maillart, Marion Cremoni, Barbara Seitz‐Polski, Anne‐Laurie Pinto, Pauline Dumez, Jérôme Honnorat, Christine Lebrun‐Frenay   +11 more
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Autonomia do cuidado: interlocução afetivo-sexual com adolescentes no PET-Saúde

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica
Realizou-se, dentro do Programa de Educação pelo Trabalho para a Saúde (PET-Saúde), uma pesquisa-ação em conjunto com o Centro de Saúde e a Escola Municipal de Glaura, um dos distritos de Ouro Preto/MG, reunindo 123 alunos, entre 11 e 19 anos de idade ...
Tiago Soares Baumfeld, Raphael Botelho Sá, Daniela Fernanda de Almeida Santos, Otávio Montovanelli Monteiro, Mariana Benzaquen Ferreira, Edith Márcia Valadares Silva, Mário Augusto Raymundo, Anderson Melo Queiroz, Palmira de Fátima Bonolo   +8 more
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Continuous Monitoring of Bladder Dysfunction in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Wearables for the Bladder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Bladder dysfunction affects over 85% of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), yet current assessment methods are limited to periodic in‐clinic evaluations or subjective patient reports, failing to capture real‐world symptom fluctuations.
Valerie J. Block, Shane Poole, Leah McIntyre, Nikki Sisodia, Chelyn Park, Gabby Joseph, Michelle E. Van Kuiken, Anne M. Suskind, Riley Bove   +8 more
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Con quién hablan los adolescentes mexicanos sobre el SIDA With whom do Mexican teenagers talk about AIDS?

Salud Pública de México, 2002
Objetivo. Establecer si ciertas características de los jóvenes influyen en la elección de las personas con quienes hablan sobre el SIDA. Material y métodos. A partir de una encuesta realizada por el Consejo Nacional para la Prevención y Control del SIDA (
Cecilia Gayet, Carolina A. Rosas, Carlos Magis, Patricia Uribe   +3 more
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Correlation Between Irisin and Cognitive Functions in Alzheimer Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The myokine irisin, a recent positive mediator of exercise in the brain, shows neuroprotective functions against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The association between irisin and cognition has never been explored in a biologically defined cohort of patients.
Patrizia Pignataro, Manuela Dicarlo, Chiara Zecca, Daniele Urso, Maria Teresa Dell'Abate, Davide Vilella, Francesco Borlizzi, Roberta Zerlotin, Angela Oranger, Graziana Colaianni, Silvia Colucci, Maria Grano, Giancarlo Logroscino   +12 more
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