Despite recent advances in iron chelation therapy, excess iron deposition in pituitary
gonadotropic cells remains one of the major problems in thalassemic patients. Hypogonadism, …

Background Vitamin D insufficiency is highly prevalent. Most of the studies concerning vitamin
D status were generated from countries situated at temperate latitudes. It is less clear what …

Background: Vitamin D is an immunomodulator and may affect autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Vitamin D has also been shown to influence thyrocytes directly by attenuating thyrotropin (…

Background Healthy diet, weight control and physical activity to reduce obesity can be
motivated by financial incentives (FI). Behavioral-economic approaches may improve the …

Bone histology and bone mineral density after correction of acidosis in distal renal tubular
acidosis. Background The association between chronic metabolic acidosis and alterations in …

OBJECTIVES The physiological effects of oestrogens on bone in men were largely
unanticipated until recently, when oestrogen deficiency in males with aromatase deficiency and …

Bone mineral density and histology in distal renal tubular acidosis. Background Chronic
metabolic acidosis in distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) has been implicated in the …

Objectives Emerging evidence shows that non-nutritive sweeteners might induce glucose
intolerance. This study aims to determine the effects of chronic exposure to sucralose on …

Vitamin D status assessed by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25(OH)D) has been shown
to be inversely associated with insulin resistance. The underlying basis for such association …

Objectives. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) can progress to advanced fibrosis; the link
between intestinal bacterial overgrowth and NASH has been proposed. Gut microbiota may …