Assessment of miRNA-10b Expression Levels as a Potential Precursor to Metastasis in Localized and Locally Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer among Iraqi Patients
The objective of this study is to assess the expression of miR-10b and determine its diagnostic and prognostic significance in breast cancer patients across various disease stages. The investigation was carried out in Baghdad at the Oncology Teaching Hospital within Baghdad Medical City and the Oncology Unit at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital. A total of 150 samples were included and divided into two groups: the blood group consisting of 90 samples (including control subjects, localized BC patients, and those with metastatic and locally advanced BC) and the tissue group comprising 60 samples (representing both benign and mali...
Source: Cancer Control - March 7, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mays Abdallah Ismail H Aziz Ahmed Zuhair Alsammarraie Source Type: research
Leaf Extracts of < em > Moringa oleifera < /em > Cultivated in Baghdad: Characterization and Antimicrobial Potential against Endodontic Pathogens
Conclusion. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Moringa oleifera leaves cultivated in Baghdad contain considerable quantities of phytochemicals, especially flavonoid and phenolic compounds, and demonstrated antimicrobial activities against selected endodontic pathogens. Therefore, Moringa leaf extracts could be suggested as an alternative antimicrobial material in endodontic treatment.PMID:38450244 | PMC:PMC10917486 | DOI:10.1155/2024/6658164 (Source: The Scientific World Journal)
Source: The Scientific World Journal - March 7, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nada E Shafiq Anas F Mahdee Zainab Y Mohammed Hasan Source Type: research
Deciding on a novel predictive value to gauge how well patients with lower ureteric stones respond to medical expulsive therapy
This study, conducted over 4 years in Baghdad, Iraq, aimed to determine the importance of ureteric jet assessment in medical expulsive therapy (MET) for distal ureteral stones. A total of 156 patients with distal ureteral stones (≤ 10 mm) participated, and their ureteric jets were observed using a color Doppler scanner b efore and after 2 weeks of MET. The main focus was the success rate of stone expulsion. Our results showed that 50% of patients had detectable ureteric jets after 2 weeks of MET, and 21.8% experienced successful stone expulsion. After 4 weeks, 23.7% achieved stone expulsion, while 54.5% still had...
Source: Urolithiasis - March 5, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Moral distress and moral courage among Iraqi nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2023 Dec 30;16:19. doi: 10.18502/jmehm.v16i19.14618. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTIn the years following its outbreak in 2019, COVID-19 changed the health-care system structures, the context of professional activity, and nurses' moral performance. The present study aimed to examine the moral distress and moral courage of Iraqi nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in 2021 on 168 nurses selected by convenience sampling methods. Data were collected by self-reported instruments including a demographic questionnaire, the Professional Moral Courage (PM...
Source: Medical History - March 4, 2024 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Layth Hussein Hashim Hthelee Afsaneh Sadooghiasl Sima Mohammadkhan Kermanshahi Source Type: research
Sanjad-Sakati Syndrome in a 35-day-old Iraqi Infant: A Case Report
Oman Med J. 2024 Jan 31;39(1):e600. doi: 10.5001/omj.2024.09. eCollection 2024 Jan.ABSTRACTSanjad-Sakati syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that presents solely in Arabian people. Our case was reported from the Fallujah Teaching Hospital for Women and Children in Fallujah, Iraq. This syndrome is associated with hypoparathyroidism, growth retardation, atypical facial appearance, and a variable degree of mental retardation. It is usually caused by genetic mutations of the tubulin-folding cofactor E (TBCE; 604934), which is located on the 1q42.3 chromosome. This case was confirmed by a genetic study which...
Source: Oman Medical Journal - March 4, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Majeed H Al Ajeli Source Type: research
Moral distress and moral courage among Iraqi nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2023 Dec 30;16:19. doi: 10.18502/jmehm.v16i19.14618. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTIn the years following its outbreak in 2019, COVID-19 changed the health-care system structures, the context of professional activity, and nurses' moral performance. The present study aimed to examine the moral distress and moral courage of Iraqi nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in 2021 on 168 nurses selected by convenience sampling methods. Data were collected by self-reported instruments including a demographic questionnaire, the Professional Moral Courage (PM...
Source: Medical History - March 4, 2024 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Layth Hussein Hashim Hthelee Afsaneh Sadooghiasl Sima Mohammadkhan Kermanshahi Source Type: research
Molecular Detection of a Pathogenic < em > Entamoeba < /em > among Symptomatic Children in Eastern Kurdistan of Iraq
Pol J Microbiol. 2024 Mar 4;73(1):99-105. doi: 10.33073/pjm-2024-010. eCollection 2024 Mar 1.ABSTRACTEntamoeba histolytica infects the large intestine of humans, causing a spectrum of clinical appearances ranging from asymptomatic colonization to severe intestinal and extra-intestinal disease. The parasite is identical microscopically to commensal nonpathogenic amoeba. To detect the pathogenic Entamoeba and estimate the precise prevalence of the parasite among the symptomatic pediatric population using molecular techniques. 323 fecal samples were collected from symptomatic children admitted to Sulaimani Pediatric Teaching ...
Source: Polish Journal of Microbiology - March 4, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sham Jamil Abdullah Shahnaz Abdulkader Ali Source Type: research
