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Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 1

2017 March - 12 articles

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Articles (12)

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
348 Views
3 Pages

Initiated four years ago, Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences (J Mind Med Sci.) established the mission to publish papers on mental and medical topics in distinct but closely interrelated domains. The editorial policy especially encourages interdisc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
743 Views
9 Pages

Adverse Reactions of Biological Therapies in Patients with Psoriasis

  • Maria I. Sârbu,
  • Mircea Tampa,
  • Mădălina I. Mitran,
  • Cristina I. Mitran,
  • Alexandra M. Limbău and
  • Simona R. Georgescu

Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder characterized by well demarcated, erythematous plaques covered by thick, silvery-white scales, most often located on the knees, elbows, sacral area and scalp. It has a significant impact on the patient...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
624 Views
6 Pages

“Shaken baby syndrome” in child abuse cases is a challenge for pediatrician and forensic experts, often a diagnosis of exclusion, with overwhelming moral and legal implications. Diagnosis is based on: subdural bleeding, rupture of retinal vessels, tr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
284 Views
5 Pages

Many basic physiological mechanisms of sexuality were initially studied on animal subjects and conclusions regarding human subjects extrapolated afterward. These ancestral reflexes are assumed to have ascended during human evolution to the cerebral l...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
327 Views
7 Pages

High-Grade Cervical Dysplasia in Pregnancy–Psychological and Medical Challenges

  • Denisa O. Bălălău,
  • Romina M. Sima,
  • Nicolae Bacalbașa,
  • Petrișor Banu,
  • Cristian Bălălău,
  • Liana Pleș and
  • Anca D. Stănescu

Despite being rare, the incidence of pregnancy-related cancer is expected to rise as women continue to delay childbearing and give birth later in their reproductive years. In this broad category, tumors like breast cancer, dermatological neoplasia an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
338 Views
7 Pages

Natural killer cells are the main agents of innate immunity. Since 1970, various studies have repeatedly confirmed their involvement in decreasing local tumor growth and also decreasing the risk of metastasis, due to their cytotoxic effects and also...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
1,558 Views
11 Pages

Depression, Loneliness, and Pet Attachment in Homebound Older Adult Cat and Dog Owners

  • Sandy M. Branson,
  • Lisa Boss,
  • Stanley Cron and
  • Dennis C. Turner

Background: Companion animals may reduce depression and loneliness in socially isolated homebound older adults. However, whether owning a cat or dog is more beneficial in this population remains unknown. Materials and Methods: Pet attachment and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
271 Views
10 Pages

Introduction: Although there are many sources for iatrogenic lesions during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, only a few stand out as being one of the most difficult to predict due to their nature of being very hard to diagnose before surgery. Materials ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
329 Views
8 Pages

Melatonin Modulates Inflammatory Response and Suppresses Burn-Induced Apoptotic Injury

  • Ganka Bekyarova,
  • Milena Atanasova,
  • Maria Tzaneva and
  • Anelia Dimitrova

24 September 2016

Introduction: Melatonin, the principal secretory product of the pineal gland, has antioxidant functions as a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger. Objectives of the present study were to investigate the effect of melatonin against inflammato...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
494 Views
7 Pages

Introduction: Many colon neoplastic tumors come from the malignancy of adenomatous polyps (70%–90%) that were not timely diagnosed in order to be resected. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study regarding the incidence of adenomato...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1,322 Views
6 Pages

Diagnostic Challenges and Treatment Difficulties in a Patient with Excoriated Acne Conglobata

  • Simona R. Georgescu,
  • Maria I. Sârbu,
  • Cristina I. Mitran,
  • Mădălina I. Mitran,
  • Vasile Benea and
  • Mircea Tampa

Acne conglobata is a rare and severe form of acne vulgaris, characterized by the presence of comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and sometimes hematic or meliceric crusts. Acne excoriée is a form of self-inflicted skin condition in which the patien...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
351 Views
5 Pages

Appendicular Mass–A Rare Form of Tuberculosis

  • Petrișor Banu,
  • Vlad D. Constantin,
  • Florian Popa,
  • Mircea Brătucu,
  • Teodora Vlădescu and
  • Cristian Bălălău

Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis. This aerobic bacterium po...

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