Seal Adaptation Boosts Reproductive Health

Wild animals that have acquired adaptions to maximize their reproductive output in some of the world’s most extreme conditions may provide answers to some of the most pressing problems in the field of human reproductive health. A newly published article by Michelle Shero, assistant scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Biology Department, examines how the study of seals in particular can benefit human health, and it integrates various…

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Challenges of Tuberculosis in Iran

Abstract Background:  Despite the implementation of the national control program, tuberculosis is one of the greatest health problems in Iran. The prevalence of different strains in specific ethnic populations suggests that Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission has been limited and restricted to close contact. Objectives:  In the present review, we describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis in Iran. Methods:  In this review article, databases including Scopus, PubMed, and Google scholar were used to search for…

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