For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of
sexually-diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender …

Smoking is a major risk factor for a variety of diseases, including cancer and immune-
mediated inflammatory diseases. Tobacco smoke contains a mixture of chemicals, including …

The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Cigarette smoking is associated with numerous diseases and poses a serious challenge to
the current healthcare system worldwide. Smoking impacts both innate and adaptive …

Air pollution is inevitably the result of human civilization, industrialization, and globalization.
It is composed of a mixture of gases and particles at harmful levels. Particulate matter (PM) …

Genetic profile, inflammation, hormonal activity, menstrual cyclicity, organochlorine burden,
prostaglandin metabolism and immunological factors have been suggested to play a role in …

This literature review provides an overview of the current scenario regarding the impact of
smoking on the progression and treatment of periodontitis; clinical, microbiological and …

The present study was conducted to determine the global prevalence and risk factors for
pterygium. Three thousand two hundred fifty-five articles were identified, of which 68 articles …

Abstract The JAK2 V617F and calreticulin mutations (CALR) are frequent within
myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). JAK2 V617F has been detected in the general …

Lutein is concentrated in the primate retina, where together with zeaxanthin it forms the
macular pigment. Traditionally lutein is characterized by its blue light filtering and anti …