Malignancy risk of thyroid nodules: quality assessment of the thyroid ultrasound report
BMC Medical Imaging, 2022 Background Thyroid nodules are a challenge in clinical practice and thyroid ultrasonography is essential for assessing the risk of malignancy. The use of ultrasound-based malignancy risk classification systems has been recommended by several scientific ...
Luís Raposo +11 more
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Brucella and Osteoarticular Cell Activation: Partners in Crime [PDF]
, 2017 Osteoarticular brucellosis is the most common presentation of human active disease although its prevalence varies widely. The three most common forms of osteoarticular involvement are sacroiliitis, spondylitis, and peripheral arthritis.
Adamopoulos +95 more
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Chitosan-g-oligo(epsilon-caprolactone) polymeric micelles: microwave-assisted synthesis and physicochemical and cytocompatibility characterization [PDF]
, 2015 With the aim to produce mucoadhesive polymeric micelles for drug administration by mucosal routes, chitosan-g-oligo(epsilon-caprolactone) copolymers were synthesized by the microwave-assisted ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone using ...
Calderon, Marcelo +5 more
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Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 2021 Introducción: El Objetivo fue evaluar los parámetros metabólicos en pacientes adultos ≥ 65 años en comparación con adultos < 65 años sometidos a CB pre y post intervención.
Fernando Agustin Di Fermo Gomez +10 more
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Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2019 Introduction: metabolic syndrome (MS) increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This association varies by age, race, ethnic, economic and environmental factors. MS in young people has not been evaluated on argentinian population. Objectives: to evaluate
Carla Musso +8 more
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Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre, 2021 Estudo e descrição do metabolismo das bactérias. Subsídios e material de estudo para os alunos que cursem as disciplinas de Microbiologia nos cursos de Odontologia. Associação de fenômenos metabólicos das bactérias com os processos patológicos mais comuns em Odontologia: cárie com suas consequências e doença periodontal.
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Chronic treatment with atrial natriuretic Peptide in spontaneously hypertensive rats: beneficial renal effects and sex differences. [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic treatment with atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on renal function, nitric oxide (NO) system, oxidative stress, collagen content and apoptosis in kidneys of spontaneously ...
Arranz, Cristina Teresa +6 more
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Pasta consumption and connected dietary habits: Associations with glucose control, adiposity measures, and cardiovascular risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes—TOSCA.IT study [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Pasta is a refined carbohydrate with a low glycemic index. Whether pasta shares the metabolic advantages of other low glycemic index foods has not really been investigated. The aim of this study is to document, in people with type-2 diabetes,
Auciello S. +23 more
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Iodo e Tiróide: O que o Clínico Deve Saber
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2012 A Organização Mundial de Saúde considera a carência de iodo como a principal causa mundial evitável de doenças mentais e do desenvolvimento, estimando que cerca de 13% da população mundial esteja afectada por doenças causadas pela falta de iodo.
Maria Santana Lopes +5 more
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Preventive anti-inflammatory activity of an aqueous extract of larrea divaricata cav. and digestive and hematological toxicity [PDF]
, 2015 Larrea divaricata Cav. commonly known as “jarilla hembra” is used in folklore medicine as anti-inflammatory. There was no scientific evidence justifying the medicinal use of the aqueous extract for inflammation diseases. Nowadays, there are two principal
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