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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Bidens Pilosa L extract (BPE) on complete blood picture and serum antioxidant enzymes level in rats by the dose of (3, 6 and 9ml orally/day). Thirty tow male albino rats about (170±10g) were used in this study, and then divided into four equal groups each (8rats). The first one considers a control negative group that fed on a basal diet all the time during the experiment, the other groups (24 rats) was fed on a basal diet + the Oral doses of B. Pilosa for (4 weeks). Complete blood cells count levels (HB, HCT, RBCs and PLT) showed significant increases compared with the control group. WBCs showed a decrease. For antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GSH and GPx) were significantly increase comparing with control.

Objective Assessing the nutritional awareness of the practices of slimming used among female students. Methods We conducted a self-administered cross-sectional survey of nutritional awareness, including socio-demographic characteristics, nutrition awareness, and the practices of slimming and weight loss in female students aged 18:33 year old (n=200). Results: The mean nutritional awareness score was low .The results found that 33% of the total sample suffers from a lack of nutritional awareness, ranging from a very low level of 11.5% to a low level of nutritional awareness as a 22.5% percentage of the total sample. A higher degree of nutrition awareness was significantly associated with higher odds of engaging in healthy weight loss practices. However, it was not associated with unhealthy weight loss practices, such as using laxatives or diuretics, inducing vomiting or taking slimming medications. Conclusions: Nutrition awareness is low among female students An increase in nutrition awareness may promote healthy weight loss practices

This study aims to investigate the quality, nutritional value and therapeutic properties of essential oil of the Eruca sativa Mill. Our study evaluated the nutritional value of essential oil of the E. sativa by locating the content of moisture, carbohydrates, vitamins, mineral (nutritional and toxic) elements and fatty acids. Also, determined the quality of E. sativa essential oil by physicochemical parameters. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoids content (TFC) were determined. This study also evaluated the in vitro antimicrobial activities by two methods. The yield of the essential oil extracted (w/ w) was 0.3 % and chemically analyzed. The results of the study show that the oil has a high nutritional value that proved to be particularly rich in mineral nutrients and fatty acids. The results indicated that essential oil of E. sativa has higher resistance to autoxidation, higher quality, longer shelf life, suitable for use as salad, chocolate or cooking oil and edible. The results showed that essential oil of the E. sativa has significant antimicrobial activities against the microorganisms, including seven human pathogenic bacteria showed resistance to some antibiotics.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. The affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of the caraway seeds aqueous extract on improving liver and kidney functions in rats with autism induced by valproic acid. 35 pregnant female rats, 7 of them were used as control and the other 28 received a single oral dose of 800 mg/kg valproic acid VPA on the 12th day of gestation. Their offspring after weaning were randomly distributed into equal groups (n=7) and treated for 25 days as group 1: (Cont-) offspring of control mothers; (Cont+) VPA injection served as control positive; group 3: VPA+ caraway (400 mg/kg b. wt., p.o.);group 4: VPA+ RIS (1 mg/kg b. wt., p.o.); and group 5: VPA+ caraway + RIS. The rats were sacrificed at the end of the experiment and serum was used for the estimation of serum aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), uric acid, urea, and creatinine in addition to the histopathological study of the liver, brain and kidney. The results showed improvement in weight, brain cells , liver, and kidney function by caraway with risperidone treatment in comparison with other treated groups. Conclusion: Consumption of an aqueousextract of caraway seeds had a protective effect due to its effect on brain cells and liver and kidney functions in rats. Consuming caraway seeds has beneficial effects as a functional food in preventing oxidative damage caused by drugs or chemicals.

There is increasing evidence suggesting that ABO blood type may play a role in the immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 infection. In addition to ABO blood type, the Rhesus (Rh) factor has also been implicated in various disease processes. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the association between both ABO and Rh blood types in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and their clinical outcomes. A multicenter retrospective cohort study conducted in Saudi Arabia between March 1, 2020, and July 31, 2021, involving adult COVID-19 patients admitted to Intensive Care Units, aimed to explore potential associations between rhesus blood group types (Positive versus Negative) and clinical outcomes. The primary endpoint assessed was the hospital length of stay (LOS). Other endpoints were considered secondary. After propensity score matching (3:1 ratio), 212 patients were included in the final analysis. The hospital length of stay was longer in a negative Rh blood group compared with patients in the Rh-positive group (beta coefficient 0.26 (0.02, 0.51), p = 0.03). However, neither 30-day mortality (HR 0.28; 95% CI 0.47, 1.25, p = 0.28) nor in-hospital mortality (HR 0.74; 95% CI 0.48, 1.14, p = 0.17) reached statistical significance. Additionally, among the different ABO types, the A+ blood group exhibited a higher proportion of thrombosis/infarction and in-hospital mortality (28.1% and 31.2%, respectively). This study highlights the potential impact of blood group type on the prognosis of critically ill patients with COVID-19. It has been observed that patients with a negative Rh blood group type tend to have a longer hospital stay, while their mortality rates and complications during ICU stay are similar to the patients with a Rh-positive group.