Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2021 Monitoring trends of contraceptive use and identifying the groups with less coverage are needed to guide public policies and make them more efficient. But, in Brazil, recent data about these aspects are limited.
Adriana Kramer Fiala Machado +7 more
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Dapagliflozin prevents methylglyoxal‐induced retinal cell death in ARPE‐19 cells
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Diabetic macular oedema is a diabetes complication of the eye, which may lead to permanent blindness. ARPE‐19 are human retinal cells used to study retinal diseases and potential therapeutics. Methylglyoxal is a compound increased in uncontrolled diabetes due to elevated blood glucose.
Naina Trivedi +7 more
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An update on the potential for male contraception : emerging options [PDF]
, 2013 The human population continues to grow and is estimated to rise to 10.1 billion by the end of the century. Therefore, there is still an unmet need for safe and highly effective contraceptive options for both men and women.
Alsaadi, Manal +5 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Drugs previously repurposed to target blood cancers reduced neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell growth and viability. However, their levels of anticancer activity were different and their clinical application may be problematic due to side effects at effective doses.
Abhishek Kharawatkar +4 more
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Sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Sāmoan youth in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 Sex and sexuality in many cultures are sensitive topics. For many Pacific communities where sex is often regarded as tapu (sacred), cultural and religious values largely frame how sexuality and pregnancy are understood.
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai +5 more
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Low Incidence of Relapses After Vaccination in Anti‐Aquaporin‐4 Antibody‐Positive NMOSD
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may experience increased signs and symptoms of their underlying disease when vaccinated against meningococcal disease before receiving complement component 5 inhibitor therapies. This retrospective analysis indicated an overall low relapse incidence (mean [range], 3.3% [0.7%–10.6 ...
Sean J. Pittock +4 more
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Alteraciones prenatales y conocimientos sobre riesgos biosociales en embarazadas adolescentes
Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2016 Fundamento: el embarazo en edades cada vez más tempranas se está convirtiendo en un problema social y de salud pública de alcance mundial.Objetivo: caracterizar el conocimiento de las embarazadas adolescentes sobre los riesgos biosociales en la gestación
Mayde González Crúz +4 more
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Asian Nursing Research, 2015 Purpose: Asian immigrant and Asian American women are less likely to use oral contraceptives (OCs) and tend to rely on low-efficacy methods of contraception.
Jongwon Lee, PhD, RN +2 more
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Contribution of recent transgenic models and transcriptional profiling studies to our understanding of the mechanisms by which androgens control spermatogenesis [PDF]
, 2008 Publisher ...
Claessens, Frank +7 more
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