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Background Insulin works to control blood sugar levels by sending signals to liver, muscle and fat cells to bring in sugar out of the blood. Obesity, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia are only a few of the interconnected metabolic disorders that are frequently linked to these diseases.    A statistical procedure called the Homeometric Assessment Model (HOMA) is used to determine the insulin resistance and pancreatic cell activity. (HOMA - IR). Both are determined using insulin and fasting plasma glucose (FPG), but utilizing different formulas. Although investigations based on a modified version of HOMA using connective peptide concentrate (C-peptide) are shown, they are extremely scarce.<

Background: Physical exercise is essential for performance of the immune system. The integrity of immune response is dependent on the intensity and duration of the exercise performed. During exercise the metabolic and hormonal changes that occurred can induce lymphocyte apoptosis. Dehydroepiandrosteron sulphate (DHEAS) is one of the hormones that is affected by exercise, it is an androgen released from the adrenal cortex in response to adrenocortiocotropin releasing hormone (ACTH). DHEAS is regarded as an anti-aging hormone; it is primarily immune enhancing, providing some degree of counterbalance to the potentially detrimental effects of catecholamine and cortisol which are immunosuppressive if chronic

Background: Traditionally, evaluation of the results of immunohistochemistry was done by visual quantification.
Materials and methods: for reliable evaluation, more time-efficient and user friendly method we used simple computer program with image analysis options as independent parameters for reading positive results. To test the validity of visually scored results, we compare and correlate the results of Digital image analysis (DIA) variables with the visual scores of 280 pictures taken from entire stained glioma tumor sections for Bcl-2 and P53 oncoproteins in different glioma tumor grades.
Results: In this study, rates expression of both oncoproteins was evaluated visually in glioma tumor samples (

Background: There is a general acceptance which illustrated that auto antibodies act as a central immunological disturbance in most of the auto immune diseases, among these auto immune diseaselies the SLE
Patients and Methods: Thirty five patients with SLE were compared to twenty age and sex matched, control subjects and studied for the presence of auto antibodies, plus IL-4 and IL-6 using Elisa method and immune fluorescent method (for ANA only)
Results: Data showed that IL-6 detectable levels were statistically significant in patients with positive anti ds-DNA, but not significant statistically in ANA positive patients although it was detected in 24 (70.6%) of positive ANA patients, while there was no sta

Background: Klebsiella oxytoca is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium that is becoming resistant to multiple drugs and is frequently endangering patients' lives. It is a member of the human microbiota.

Objectives: To assess the value of identifying K. oxytoca using an automated diagnostic system (VITEK-2) as compared to traditional manual methods.

Methods: From July to November 2022, 136 clinical specimens were collected from patients in Baghdad hospitals. The VITEK-2 system was used to recognize the isolated bacteria to the genus and species levels. The biochemical indole test was used as a confirmatory test at the species level.

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Background: Diabetes mellitus is significantly related to cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis. Antioxidants are essential in the prevention of atherosclerosis by a variety of mechanisms, which encompass the suppression of free radical production, inhibition of low-density lipoprotein oxidation, and prevention of atherosclerotic plaque formation.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the levels of total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde as oxidative stress indicators in Iraqi type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and investigate their relationship with atherosclerotic risk factors.

Methods: This case-control study took place between October 2023 to Ja

Background: “The absolute refractory” period is the time interval during which the nerve fiber is in capable of conducting another impulse after a conditioning stimulus and the determination of the refractory period distribution in a nerve can give a good idea about the characteristics of the conducting fibers constituting that nerve as it reflects their excitability and could be used as a sensitive  indicator for the ability of the nerve fiber to conduct pairs of closely spaced impulses.
Methods: The new collision test was used to measure precisely the absolute motor refractory period and the paired shock technique to measure the absolute sensory refractory period in the ulnar nerves of 167 normal in

Background: Inflammation contributes across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease, including the earliest steps in atherogenesis. Myocardial Infarction (MI) is most commonly due to occlusion (blockage) of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque. It has been suggested that the adipose tissue may play an important role in mediating this chronic inflammatory process, human resistin, is a 12.5-kDa protein, it found in the inflammatory zone. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine, it secreted by T cells and macrophages to stimulate immune response. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a protein found in the blood, the levels of CRP rise in response to inflammation.

Background: Delayed interval cholecystectomy can be performed to overcome the logistical difficulties in performing ‘early urgent’ laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) within 72 hours of
admission with acute cholecystitis (AC), and to avoid earlier re-admission with recurrent AC in patients waiting ‘delayed interval’ cholecystectomy.
Objectives: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of ‘delayed urgent’ LC performed beyond 72 hours.
Methods: Patients admitted with AC were scheduled for urgent LC. Patients who underwent ‘early urgent’ LC were compared with those who had ‘delayed urgent’ surgery.
Results: Fifty consecutive patients underwent urgent LC for AC within 2 weeks of admission. Ther

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نظرة اولية: ان تواجد الاصابة  بالفايروس الكبدي نوع ب لدى المتبرعين بالدم يعتبر من الحالات الطبية التي يجب الانتباه اليها.

الاهداف: تم اجراء هذه الدراسة على المتبرعين بالدم في مصرف الدم الرئيسي في مدينة اربيل/كردستان العراق , لغرض التحري عن وجود الاصابات الكبدية الفايروسية نوع ب المخفية لدى المتبرعين بالدم والذين يكون المستضاد

خلفية الدراسة: السسبلاتينهو علاج كيمياوي قوي جدا ومضادللسرطانيستخدمبنجاحفيعلاجسرطانات الأعضاءالصلبة، ولكنلديه نسبة عاليةمنالسمية الكلوية. وقد تم تصميمهذه الدراسةلتقييم امكانية الاستفادةمنعصير الرمان الطبيعي  للتقليل من تأثير علاج السسبلاتين على الكلى نظرا لاحتوائة على مواد مضادة للاكسدة والتي يمكن بواسطتها التقليل من تاثير السلبي لهذا العلاج على انسجة ووظائف الكلى.

خلفية البحث: ان اعتلال الجهاز التنفسي من المضاعفات الهامة لحديثي الولادة القيصرية الاختيارية ووجود الم الولادة السابق للقيصرية يقلل من اعتلال الجهاز التنفسي. وزادت النتائج السلبية في الجهاز التنفسي حديثي الولادة في الأطفال الذين يولدون قبل ۳۹ اسبوعا.

تهدف هذه الدراسه الى تقييم العلاقة بين عمر الحمل عند الولادة ٬ ونتائج اعتلال الجهاز التنفسي بعد الولادة القيصرية الا

Objectives: To document electromyographic changes in thyrotoxic patients, and to categorize the type of myopathic process in thyrotoxicosis.
Design: This case control study was designed to show the electromyographic changes in thyrotoxic patients and to compare these findings with that of normal aged matched controls to
show the significance of these changes in thyrotoxic patients. Student’s test was applied on the results and P value was extracted.
Subjects: Subjects in this study were chosen according to certain criteria depending mainly on their blood level of thyroid hormone (T3, and T4) and TSH. All of them are thyrotoxic patients, their ages range between 15 to 45 years. They were 25 patients (15

Background: Maxillary sinusitis is one of the most common infections of humans. Sinusitis can be defined as an inflammation of the membrane lining of any sinus, especially one of the
paranasal sinuses.
Objective: To determine the causative microorganisms of chronic maxillary sinusitis.
Patients: Forty five chronic sinusitis patients were involved in the present study.
Methods: Sampling method were sinus specimens (aspiration or injection aspiration).
Results: Haemophilus species, Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) and Moraxella catarrhalis (M.catarrhalis) were the most frequent isolates; in addition Penicillium and
Cladosporium species were isolated from some chronic sinusitis patients.
Conclusion: Chr

الخلفية:ان اصابة الدماغ الرضية هي مشكلة صحية خطيرة حتى الاصابات التي تصنف كبسيطة التي هي من اكثر  من غيرها شيوعا"يمكن ان تؤدي الى خلل سلوكي عصبي مستمر.اصابات المحاور العصبية المنتشرة هي نتائج عامة بعد اصابة الدماغ الرضية وهي عامل مهم من عوامل تحديد الحصيلة النهائية للأصابة . كل اصناف الشدة من اصابات الرأس الرضية  يمكن ان تؤدي الى درجة من درجات الضررللمحاور العصبيه المنتشر

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most critical indicators of a population's health, reflecting the cumulative effects of healthcare access, lifestyle, socioeconomic factors, and public health strategies (1). Between 2000 and 2022, life expectancy trends in Iraq were shaped by political instability, conflicts, economic sanctions, and evolving risk factors such as lifestyle-related diseases, environmental hazards, and fragmented health services. This article explores these trends, focuses on statistical data and regional comparisons, and recommends actions to address Iraq’s public health challenges.

Background: Prechordal plate is important midline structure in the head region. It has been shown that it plays a bivotal role in the development of the brain and the eyes.
Aim of study: There is confunsion, in the literatures and textbooks concerning of terms: prechordal plate, prechordal mesoderm and the Buccopharyngeal membrane. The aim of this work is to study is based on histological changes of the early stages of the chick embryo hoping to illuminate these aspects especially after the recent revival of attention to the importance of this region in the process of induction of the brain region of the newral tub & the development of the prosencephalon & the eyes as shown by genes activities & expression in the prechorda

Background: The accumulation of the lipid in the vascular smooth muscle cell within the arterial intima is a key process of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a degenerative disease of blood vessels leading to stroke.
Materials & Methods.One hundred and ten patients with acute stroke were included in this study 88 patients with ischaemic or infarction stroke and 22 patients with hemorrhagic type ) as well as thirty apparently normal healthy subjects as controls.
Results.Triglycerides levels and AI only were statistically significant in ischaemic type of stroke (P<0.005) while other lipid fractions were similar to the control values.
Conclusion: Acute stroke patients (infarction type) had significantly

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Background: The hippocampus is empirically assumed to have different functions, of which the best known are: the representation of self-location in cognitive dimensions, and the storage and retrieval of memory.
Materials and methods: Eleven adult male albino rats were used. Brain specimens were processed into paraffin blocks, sectioned (10 μm thick), and stained using Haematoxylin and Eosin, and Luxol Fast Blue MBS counterstained with Cresyl Violet. Morphometric analysis was done through eyepiece micrometers.
Results: The lamellae of the hippocampus were morphometrically evaluated in context of embryogenesis and nerve fiber content.
Conclusion: This study confirmed the existence of differences in nerve

Background: Gliomas are brain tumours of supporting tissue of the brain. The management of low grade glioma is still a great debate ranges from just follow up to extensive surgery followed by DXT, with or without chemothery.
Patients and Methods: 282 patients taken from neuro-surgical hospital between 1980-1990, divided to 3 groups with different modality of management & follow up for 15 years.
Results: the five years survival and symptomatic improvement was higher in the group managed by extensive surgery and DXT with or without cytoxic drugs followed by group managed by biopsy and DXT with or without cytoxic.
Conclusion: management of low grade glioma symptoms & out come (survival) is best by extensive surgery & DX

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common human pathogens and considered as one of the causative agents of STDs. This organism cause acute and recurrent pelvic infections and infertility.
Patients and Methods: Two hundred and seventy three females were included in the present study, attending infertility department, AL-Elwiya hospital, AL-Jarah private hospital, central public health laboratory and STDs clinic to whom IFAT, ELAF and immunoglobulins concentration were done.
Results: Females were divided into three age groups <20; 20-39 and ≥40 years. Single and repeated abortions were 44.9%, 55.1% respectively. Primary and secondary infertility were 55.6% and 44.4%. Higher abortio

Background: Intestinal parasites are endemic in many developing areas (WHO report 1998), and they considered as one of the most common tropical disease in developing countries ranges between 30-60 % .
Patients and Methods: The present study is a survey to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in out and in patients of Al-karama hospital during the period from Jan 1999 to Nov. 2000. Stool samples examination was the test in establishing the results of the present study by direct microscopic examination. Q –square statistic test were used for evaluation the results.
Results: Results of the present study reveled that the most affected group of patients’ with intestinal parasites, those with

خلفية البحث: يعتبر تاريخ اصابة العائلة لمرضى السكري من النوع الثاني من اكثر عوامل الخطورة في مرضى السكري من النوع الثاني. يتمثل مرض السكري بخلل وظيفي متقدم لخلايا –بيتا. عددمن الباحثين استخدموا الببتيد-C كعلامة على الاختلال الوظيفي لخلايا-بيتا.

الهدف: صممت الدراسة الحالية لبحث تاثير تاريخ اصابة العائلة على الصفات السريرية (الببتيد-C، الهيموغلوبين التراكميHbA1c

الخلفية: ان حالات تشوه المستقيم والشرج تمثل مجموعة معقدة من التشوهات الخلقية الناتجة عن التطور الشاذ في المعي المؤخر السفلي وقناة مولر من ما يؤدي الى تشوهات غير كاملة او جزئية في الحاجز البولي المستقيمي 

هدف الدراسة: ان الاظهار الدقيق للمستوى التشريحي للرتق المستقيمي وتحديد وجود اي ناسور بين المستقيم والجهاز البولي التناسلي امر ضروري للاجراء الامثل لعلاج

الخلفية: أورام الرئة المرضية  تمثل تحد في التشخيص لصعوبة الوصول اليها. والفحص الخلوي للسحب بالابرة الدقيقة هى واحدة من طرق التشخيص المستعملة منذ فترة طويلة.

الأهداف: التركيز على الفحص الخلوي للسحب بالابرة الدقيقة من أورام الرئة المرضية من ناحية الفوائد, التحفظات, التدابير الواجب اتباعها لتجنب المضاعفات.

الطرائق: تم اجراء دراسة مس