SF Journal of Medicine and Research
Published articles in this issue
Abstract: Adequate and balanced nutrition is defined as the body's growth and renewal, necessary energy and nutrient intake and their use in a sufficient way [1]. Sleep is also an indispensable part of life like eating. There is increasing evidence that sleep affects eating behaviors
Abstract: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) are the most common soft tissue tumors of the gastrointestinal system. Account for 0.1-0.3% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms [1,2]. GISTs originate from mesenchymal stem cells that are believed to differentiate toward intestinal cells of Cajal, a network of pacemaker cells that coordinate peristalsis in the gastrointestinal system
Abstract: Pancreatic cancer is the seventh leading cause of global cancer-related mortality [1], and the fourth leading in Australia [2]. Despite early detection and treatment, the five-year survival rate for a diagnosis of pancreatic malignancy remains significantly low at 9% [1-3]. Currently, the single
Abstract: COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan City, China in Dec 2019. Following the World Health Organisation declaration of it as a public health emergency of international concern and then subsequently, as a global pandemic, COVID-19 has been confirmed in over 180 countries, across all continents, except Antarctica. It has been called the “pandemic of the century”. What is the root
Abstract: The global pandemic involving COVID-19 (coronavirus) has produced unprecedented challenges for the medical, health care providers and our world community. The World Health Organization [1] initially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over numerous cases of the coronavirus illness in over a hundred countries and territories around the world