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Long COVID-19 alters muscle architecture and muscle-tendon force transmission: a one-year longitudinal study

Frontiers in Physiology
IntroductionThere are limited studies on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on skeletal muscle morphology and architecture. Therefore, this study aims to address this gap by assessing the effects of prior COVID-19 infection on quadriceps muscle ...
Leandro Gomes de Jesus Ferreira, Leandro Gomes de Jesus Ferreira, Isabella da Silva Almeida, Isabella da Silva Almeida, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Gabrielle Vieira Roriz, Gabrielle Vieira Roriz, Jeam Marcel Geremia, João Luiz Quagliotti Durigan, João Luiz Quagliotti Durigan, Rita de Cássia Marqueti, Rita de Cássia Marqueti   +11 more
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Transmasculine Pregnancy and the Limits of Reproductive Citizenship: Cisnormativity and Governance in Healthcare Systems in Brazil

Sexuality, Gender &Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines transmasculine pregnancy as a critical lens through which to analyze the intersections of cisnormativity, reproductive governance, and reproductive citizenship within healthcare systems. While existing research has documented barriers faced by transgender populations, less attention has been paid to how institutional and ...
Letícia Carolina Boffi, Manoel Antônio dos Santos   +1 more
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Documentação da Avaliação e Intervenção do Enfermeiro de Família na Dimensão Estrutural: Estudo Retrospetivo

Pensar Enfermagem
Introdução A documentação do Processo de Enfermagem contribui para a qualidade e segurança dos cuidados, seja no indivíduo como cliente dos cuidados, seja na família.
Liliana Soares, Virginia Guedes, Maria Henriqueta Figueiredo   +2 more
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Is Obesity Associated With Dental Caries in Primary Dentition? Findings From a Birth Cohort in Southern Brazil

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Volume 54, Issue 4, Page 427-435, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Nutritional disorders and dental caries share common risk factors, including diet and socioeconomic position, but the association between these two conditions remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between overweight/obesity and the occurrence of dental caries in primary dentition ...
Yorrana Martins Corrêa, Cinthia Fonseca Araujo, Mariana Silveira Echeverria, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden, Flávio Fernando Demarco, Helena Silveira Schuch   +6 more
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Risco de tromboembolismo venoso associado ao uso de contraceptivos orais combinados em mulheres em idade fértil: uma revisão crítica de evidências

Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia
Introdução: O uso de anticoncepcionais orais combinados (COC) vem despertando preocupação quanto ao risco de tromboembolismo venoso (TEV) em mulheres em idade fértil. Geralmente eles contêm dois componentes: o estrogênio e uma variedade de progestágenos.
Erika Barbosa Camargo, Viviane Cássia Pereira, Flávia Tavares Silva Elias   +2 more
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Mortality trends for diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular disease among people living with and without HIV in Brazil during the COVID‐19 pandemic, 2020–2022

HIV Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 8, Page 1265-1276, August 2026.
Abstract Introduction People living with HIV (PLWH) face an increasing burden of non‐AIDS‐related chronic conditions. However, how the COVID‐19 pandemic affected chronic disease‐related mortality in this population remains unclear. We assessed changes in mortality among PLWH in Brazil during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Tatyellen Natasha da Costa Oliveira, Rodrigo C. Moreira, Luiz Max Carvalho, Flávio Codeço Coelho, Marcelo Ferreira da Costa Gomes, Leonardo S. Bastos, Laís Picinini Freitas, Antonio G. Pacheco   +7 more
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Spatial Scale Modulates the Effect of Habitat Amount on Diversity Patterns of Arachnid Assemblages Across Different Brazilian Ecosystems

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim We evaluated how native vegetation cover influences the diversity of arachnid assemblages across multiple spatial scales in major Brazilian ecosystems. Location Brazil (Amazon and Atlantic rainforests, Cerrado savanna and Caatinga dry forest). Taxon Arachnida (Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones and Scorpiones). Methods We sampled arachnids at 120
André F. A. Lira, Adriano M. DeSouza, Thayna R. Brito‐Almeida, Hugo L. L. Neves, Gilberto G. Rodrigues, Carlos Henrique De‐Oliveira‐Nogueira, Ubiratã F. Souza, Alessandra R. S. Andrade, Rafael G. Jansen, Ana Lúcia Tourinho, Leonardo S. Carvalho, Laís M. Pordeus, Henrique P. Cunha, Aleson A. Silva, Márcio F. Chaves, Everton Tizo‐Pedroso, Lucas R. C. Lima, Alysson H. A. Lins, César M. A. Correa, Renato P. Salomão, Jonas G. Martins, Bruno R. R. Almeida, Ewerton O. Machado, Juliane A. N. Machado, Geraldo J. B. Moura, Stênio Í. A. Foerster, Arleu B. Viana‐Junior   +26 more
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Aerobic Endurance Training Modulates Cardiac Renin‐Angiotensin System Peptides and Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity During Chronic Stress

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 15, August 2026.
ABSTRACT To investigate the involvement of metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the context of endurance training and their interactions with renin‐angiotensin signalling (RAS) in stress‐induced pathophysiological responses. Trained rats were submitted to 8‐weeks of endurance treadmill training with chronic mild stress (CMS), TS rats, and without CMS (T).
Vinicius Guzzoni, Fabiana Gomes Ferreira, Lívia Bruni de Souza, Rebecca Salomão, Nicholas Kesler, Rodrigo Yokota, Nilsa Regina Damaceno‐Rodrigues, Elia Garcia Caldini, Fernanda Klein Marcondes, Rita de Cássia Marqueti, Steven T. Haller, David J. Kennedy, Lauren G. Koch, Dulce Elena Casarini, Tatiana Sousa Cunha   +14 more
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[Evidence synthesis for COVID-19 interventions: update reports from Argentina's National Commission for Health Technology AssessmentSíntese de evidências para intervenções em COVID-19: relatórios de atualização da Comissão Nacional de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde da Argentina]. [PDF]

Rev Panam Salud Publica, 2023
Tortosa F, Donato M, Torales S, Gonzalez Malla C, Uribe J, Izcovich A.   +5 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Free‐Ranging Saguinus ursulus From the Eastern Brazilian Amazon: First Report of Prosthenorchis sp.

Journal of Medical Primatology, Volume 55, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Enteroparasites were investigated in free‐ranging Saguinus ursulus from the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Parasites were detected in 76.5% (13/17) of capture events, with Prosthenorchis sp. most frequently detected (58.8%; 10/17). Animals showed good body condition and no clinical abnormalities.
Josi Teixeira de Melo, Camille Gabrielle Ramos Portal, João Pedro Carvalho Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique Gomes de Castro, Rafael dos Santos de Andrade, Obadias dos Reis Silva, Gessiane Pereira da Silva, Aline Amaral Imbelone, Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro   +8 more
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