Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.23366693

Pediatric Surgical Thyroid Disorders: Comprehensive Review of Congenital, Benign, and Malignant Thyroid Disease with Contemporary Advances in Molecular Diagnostics, Precision Surgery, and Survivorship

Khatri LK, More AB, Govani PS, et al.

Background: Thyroid disorders requiring surgical intervention are uncommon in children but represent a unique spectrum of diseases characterized by higher malignancy rates, distinct molecular profiles, and specific perioperative considerations compared with…...

Letter to Editor 10.5281/zenodo.23301838

Body Weight is Not Enough to Monitor Incretin Therapy in India

Rahul Garg

Falling body weight is not a reliable marker that incretin therapy is helping the patient. This is a counterpart to the concern raised in this journal by Misra and colleagues, that a low body mass index is not a reliable marker of malnutrition [1]. We wish to raise a related…...

Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.23345429

The Environmental Exposome: Toxicity of Air, Water, Food, and Agricultural Pollutants and Emerging Strategies for Detoxification, Holobiotics, Environmental Hygiene, and Healthy Longevity

Khatri LK, More AB, Govani PS, et al.

Background: Environmental pollution has emerged as a major determinant of global disease burden. Continuous exposure to airborne pollutants, contaminated water, pesticides, microplastics, heavy metals, and ultra-processed foods contributes significantly to chronic disease,…...

Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.23313057

Tracing the Forensic Fate of Glycans: Environmental Transformation, Persistence, and Biological Trace Interpretation

Vishal Dhayal

Glycans are a relatively underexplored class of structurally diverse and biologically informative molecules in forensic biology. Glycan structures are generated through complex enzymatic pathways and can vary by cellular origin, tissue type, biological state, and individual characteristics…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.23367700

Proximate Composition and Tannin Content of Whole Grain Sorghum Flour and Formulated Sorghum Rusks

Pulane Nkhabutlane

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a climate-resilient, gluten-free cereal with considerable potential for food diversification, value addition and improved food and nutrition security. This study evaluated the proximate composition, tannin content of whole-grain sorghum flour and…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.23337909

The First Documented Iraqi Case of Jean de Grouchy Syndrome

Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi

Background: Jean De Grouchy syndrome (18p deletion syndrome; partial monosomy 18p) is a chromosomal disorder associated with variable developmental, intellectual, dysmorphic, and neurological manifestations. Since its original description in 1963, the reported phenotype has…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.23341733

Symptom Burden and Its Determinants Across Premenopause, Perimenopause, and Natural Menopause: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Menopausal Rating Scale

Sumisti Shakya, Abha Shrestha, Bhawana Shrestha

Background: Menopause represents a major physiological transition, often accompanied by diverse somatic, psychological, and urogenital symptoms. Despite its impact, comparative data across menopausal stages in Nepal remain limited.

Objective: To…...

Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.23312379

Mesterolone: Historical Perspectives, Clinical Applications, and Emerging Experimental Evidence

Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi

Mesterolone (1-alpha-Methyl-5-alpha-androstan-17-beta-ol-3-one) is a synthetic orally active dihydrotestosterone derivative introduced during the 1960s as a comparatively mild androgen with limited antigonadotropic and hepatotoxic effects relative to many contemporary oral anabolic steroids.…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.23368365

A Comparative Study on Health Status between Lacto Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Adolescent Girls

Pranati Bera, Purnima Guchhait, Mahasin Mondal

The objective of this study was to observed and find out the anthropometric alteration and different health related disease and symptoms between lacto-vegetarian and non-vegetarian adolescent girls due to intake of lacto-vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet. In this study a survey was conducted to…...