Vasopressin is a pleiotropic hormone that controls body fluid homeostasis. Vasopressin has
also been proposed to be involved in erythropoiesis, thrombocyte activity and inflammation …

Background Ingestion of fluoride in drinking water has been shown to result in increased
cellular markers of inflammation in rodent models. However, the approximately 5–10× …

Background Obesity-associated chronic inflammation mediates the development of adverse
cardiometabolic outcomes. There are sparse data on associations between severe obesity …

The aim of the study was to determine the association between platelet indices and obesity
in children. A total of 190 overweight or obese children (mean age: 13.29±2.54, M/F: 0.74) …

Although obesity with its comorbidities is linked with higher cancer risk, the data on genome
stability in the obese/severely obese are scarce. This is the first study with three DNA …

Background Prior studies have shown an association between generalized periodontitis and
anemia in older or undernourished adults. The aim of the study was to examine the …

Volumetric absorptive microsampling (VAMS) has emerged as a minimally invasive
alternative to conventional sampling. However, the applicability of VAMS must be …

The Special Issue “Body Composition in Children” of the journal “CHILDREN” aimed to
publish both original and review articles focusing on the prevalence and determinants of …

Background and Objectives: Childhood obesity has been increasing at a worrisome pace
and emerging as a non-infectious pandemic in the pediatric population in recent years …

White blood cells are part of the hematopoetic system that is radiosensitive and are markers
for determining the effects and intensity of ionizing radiation. This quantitative study aims to …