The cholinergic system plays an essential role in brain development, physiology, and
pathophysiology. Herein, we review how specific alterations in this system, through genetic …

There is an association between smoking and suicide, even though the direction and nature
of this relationship remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the …

Background Lifestyle factors influence the risk of morbidity and mortality, but the extent to
which they are associated with employees' absence from work due to illness is unclear. We …

Introduction Several studies have shown that COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on
type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) patients' quality of life (QoL). However, very few studies were …

BACKGROUND: Much research has found that smoking is one of the major risk factors for a
variety of physical diseases and mental disorders; however, few studies have been …

Mental illness has been previously linked with autoimmune diseases, yet the associations
between parental mental illness and offspring's risk of autoimmune diseases is largely …

Objectives: There is limited evidence on the impact of parental mental health problems on
offspring's educational outcomes. We investigated the impact of maternal anxiety and …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne chronic infectious disease mainly caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria. Currently, about 1.7 billion (26%) of the …

Background Hospital visits constitute a 'window of opportunity'for initiating smoking
cessation attempts, and healthcare providers (HCPs) play an important role in supporting …

Background This is the first study to investigate the longitudinal association between
prenatal and perinatal psychiatric hospitalizations and academic achievements in …