Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 9, Issue 1

A hospital-based case-control study, analyzing risk factors for myocardial infarction, was conducted at the University Clinical Centre in Kragujevac (Serbia). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence inte...

In our hospital, a full-time pharmacist specializing in antimicrobial therapy joined the newly launched antimicrobial stewardship team in May 2018, and started daily monitoring to optimize the use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials. For the medical sta...

Despite the numerous advances in modern medicine, cancer and bacterial diseases cause the death of 10 and 11 million people globally every year, respectively. Due to the significant heterogeneity associated with carcinogenesis and the constant emerge...

This is a nation-wide, descriptive epidemiological study. Joinpoint analysis was applied. The average annual ASR of malignant melanoma of skin mortality in men was higher than in women (11.2 per 100,000 and 3.3 per 100,000, respectively). Overall, a...

Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder afflicting 10 million people worldwide and the fourteenth leading cause of death in the United States, is caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons that regulate move...

When considering a disorder without tumor redox metabolism, it is important to focus on glioblastoma multiforme. These are malignant tumors originating in astrocytes and oligodendroglia. They are highly aggressive and develop rapidly, and for this re...

Background/Purpose: Over half of medical students meet the criteria for medical student in distress, and nearly one-quarter report considering or taking a leave of absence during their training. Little is known about the relationship between psycholo...

This study proposes the contemplation of an ecumenical scenario on the antimicrobial potential of statins, based on a scientific narrative review, providing subsidies for research and possibilities in the face of this public health problem. To start...

The study was conducted to determine the demographic factors associated with burnout among medical students at the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac, Serbia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. Burnout syndrome was assessed using t...

In the context of the pandemic, negative implications for mental health have increased considerably, as well as the existing associations of psychotropics in this period to combat the new coronavirus. In view of this, the present integrative review a...