The aim of this analysis was to determine the influence of lifestyle, anthropometric and reproductive factors on the subsequent risk of incident vertebral fracture in men and women aged 50-79 years. Subjects were recruited from population registers from 28 centers acros...

Oxidative stress is defined as a disturbance in the prooxidant/antioxidant balance in favor of the former and a loss of control over redox signaling processes, leading to potential biomolecular damage. It is involved in the etiology of many diseases, varying from diabet...

Chocolate has been consumed as confection, aphrodisiac, and folk medicine for many years before science proved its potential health benefiting effects. Main compounds of cocoa and chocolate which contribute to human health are polyphenols that act as antioxidants and ha...

The treatment goals for glaucoma are lowering the intraocular pressure and preservation of vision. Topical hypotensive drops are the standard form of therapy which is often associated with some symptoms of toxicity, ocular inflammation, allergy, or ocular surface diseas...

This inspired lecture looks back on the background and the course of preparations for the opening of the School of Medicine in Rijeka, including the first five years of teaching. The initiative came from V. Finderle’s, and was supported by A. Štampar, A. Šercer, and the...

Ivana Mikolasevic,1,2 Marta Žutelija,3 Vojko Mavrinac,1 Lidija Orlic 2 1Department of Gastroenterology, 2Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, UHC Rijeka, 3School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia Abstract: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)...

(PUBLISHED IN: Frontiers in Psychology) Recently, we have witnessed an explosion of studies and discussions claiming that Neanderthals engaged in a range of “symbolic” behaviors, including personal ornament use (Radovčić et al. 2015), funerary practices (Balzeau et al. ...

Prikaz knjige Stjepana Damjanovića: "Jezik hrvatskih glagoljaša", Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2008.

Monografija "Redateljske poetike u riječkoj kazališnoj povijesti (od početka do 1980.)" objavljena 2016. u e-izdanju Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci autorice Ive Rosande Žigo predstavlja obuhvatno djelo u koje je uložen velik istraživački, znanstveni i spisa...

Šesto izdanje knjige Marketing Strategy: Text and Cases autora O. C. Ferrella i Michaela D. Hartlinea objavljeno je 2014. godine u izdanju South-Western, Cengage Learning. Ferrell (The University of New Mexico) i Hartline (The Florida State University)već se dugo bave p...