Introduction. Early amplification in children with hearing impairment plays a crucial role in their socioemotional and communicative development. Timely identification and intervention are essential to support better outcomes in communication, socialization, and emotional well-being. This study aimed to examine whether children who received hearing...

By Dubravka Pralica

This paper discusses about colorectal cancer in correlation with certain genes. Based on the etiological factors, colorectal cancer can be stratified into familial, hereditary, and sporadic. Explorations into hereditary syndromes such as familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma have unveiled genomic alteratio...

By Igor Gavrić, Nenad Lalović, Jovan Kulić

Introduction. Tungsten disulfide (WS₂) nanoparticles possess unique physicochemical properties, making them promising candidates for biomedical applications. While previous studies have demonstrated the in vitro biocompatibility of WS₂ in various cell lines, their effects on neutrophil function remain unexplored.Methods. Human neutrophils were isol...

By Snežana Zečević, Darinka Popović, Sara Rakočević, Vanja Mališ, Ljiljana Jojić, Marija Drakul, Dušan Mihajlović, Miodrag Čolić

Introduction. Gastric adenocarcinoma is a major cause of global cancer mortality. The HER2 receptor plays a critical role in cell proliferation and survival and is overexpressed or amplified in a subset of gastric cancers, particularly of the intestinal type. The objective of this study was to evaluate HER2 protein expression and gene amplification...

By Mirjana Ćuk, Radoslav Gajanin, Svjetlana Kulić, Milena Vasić Milanović

Modern nursing studies the psychological characteristics of patients, manifested in both healthy and ill individuals under care, as well as those traits essential for the nurse’s professional practice, with empathy standing out in particular. Empathic sensitivity is a sign of an individual’s general level of sensitivity, and that sensit...

By Valentina Šćekić, Milena Bulatović

Robotic colorectal surgery has revolutionized minimally invasive surgical techniques, offering numerous advantages over traditional approaches. Enhanced precision, reduced blood loss, shorter hospital stays, and improved patient outcomes are among the key benefits. However, high costs and technical complexities limit its widespread adoption.This st...

By Igor Černi, Dragan Vanovac

Introduction. Digital literacy includes things like being able to use information systems and supporting infrastructure. With the increasing use of technology in healthcare, it is important for healthcare staff to be digitally literate. The aim of the paper is to determine the attitudes of primary and secondary health care workers towards the use o...

By Dajana Milidrag, Aleksandar Tanović, Igor Medenica, Lado Davidović

Introduction. Test anxiety implies an intense pathological fear in situations of preparing and taking exams which is a significant problem for 15–70% of medical students. The frequent use of psychoactive substances is recognized as a problem for young people. The aim was to determine the frequency and degree of test anxiety and the associatio...

By Branislava Ćurčić, Dragana Sokolović, Milica Radanović, Dragana Pavlović, Marija Bjeletić, Djordje Vuković, Dragana Drakul

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wearable technologies in healthcare is revolutionizing preventive medicine, particularly in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. With CVD being the leading cause of global mortality, these innovations offer transformative potential in addressing the disease through a multi-level prevention str...

By Maša Petrović, Svetislav Pelemiš, Ana Dimitrijević, Srdjan Babić, Sulin Bulatović, Nebojša Tasić, Danijela Tasić, Zorana Bogićević, Sladjana Božović-Ogarčević, Milan Arsić, Marko Filipović, Milena Guslov, Branko Lozuk, Zlatko Maksimović, Milovan Bojić

Introduction. Hyperglycemia causes the well-known microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) such as diabetic retinopathy, polyneuropathy and nephropathy, but it can also affect the inner ear, and hearing loss (HL) can be considered as one of the microvascular complications. The aim of the study was to evaluate association between HL and...

By Mirjana Gnjatić, Dalibor Vranješ, Tamara Dojčinović, Jelena Malinović Pančić, Boris Dojčinović