Background/Objectives: The location and distribution of excess fat, rather than overall adiposity, are stronger predictors of cardiometabolic risk and are commonly assessed using the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Fat distribution in women has a heritable component, yet the genetic factors that influence it remain poorly understood. We aim to assess the association between obesity-related polymorphisms with WHR and ...
Introduction and objectives: Decoding the genetic basis of coronary artery disease (CAD) through an intermediate phenotype – coronary calcification – can help us to better understand this deadly disease and enable the creation of better therapeutic strategies. This work aims to assess the relationship between a set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with CAD and coronary artery calc...
A amêijoa Corbicula fluminea, vulgarmente conhecida como amêijoa asiática, é um bivalve invasor de água doce. À semelhança de outros bivalves, a amêijoa asiática apresenta uma elevada taxa de filtração, o que constitui uma caraterística interessante e que pode ser facilmente avaliada em contexto de ensino. Neste artigo são propostas duas atividades experimentais que se baseiam nesta caraterística. A primeira at...