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Effectiveness of nudge interventions to promote fruit and vegetables’ selection...

This study assessed the effectiveness of nudge interventions aiming to increase the selection, purchase, or consumption of fruit and vegetables (F&V) in real-life settings. The review searched three databases (Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science) covering the period from 2008 to October 2022. Interventions were classified as either single or multi-stranded, based on the use of one, or two or more typologies, resp...

Orogenital and anal infection by Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, ...

"Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but more data on extragenital carriage are needed. Aim We assessed the genital and extragenital prevalence of bacterial and other STIs in MSM in a Lisbon sexual health clinic. Methods We screened oral, anal, and urine samples of MSM visiting the GAT-CheckpointLX clinic June 2017-December 2021 for Chlamydia tracho...

P–042 Impact of semen parameters, sperm DNA fragmentation and sperm aneuploidy ...

Study question. Should sperm aneuploidies and sperm DNA fragmentation (sDNAfrag) be included as valid tests in the routine investigation of male infertility? Summary answer. Sperm DNA fragmentation was associated with male age, oligozoospermia (OZ), oligoteratozoospermia (OT), astenoteratozoospermia (AT) and oligoastenoteratozoospermia (OAT). Sperm aneuploidies were associated with OT and OAT. What is known alr...

Zebrafish xenografts as a fast screening platform for bevacizumab cancer therapy

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Given that cancer is a highly individualized disease, predicting the best chemotherapeutic treatment for individual patients can be difficult. Ex vivo models such as mouse patient-derived xenografts (PDX) and organoids are being developed to predict patient-specific chemosensitivity profiles before treatment in the clinic. Although promising, these model...

Increased intraspecies diversity in Escherichia coli biofilms promotes cellular...

Intraspecies diversity in biofilm communities is associated with enhanced survival and growth of the individual biofilm populations. Studies on the subject are scarce, namely, when more than three strains are present. Hence, in this study, the influence of intraspecies diversity in biofilm populations composed of up to six different Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine was evaluated in conditions mimick...

Eyelid Edema: A Rare Cause of a Common Sign

We report a 48-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency room with right eyelid edema, with 3 days of evolution. She had suffered minor trauma to this eye one week before. She reported episodes of right eyelid swelling of spontaneous resolution since the occurrence of a traumatic brain injury 5 years ago. Ophthalmological examination showed a soft and painless eyelid edema of the right eye. Brain c...

Morphological transition of Helicobacter pylori adapted to water

Aim: This study aims to investigate the morphological transition of Helicobacter pylori during adaptation to water. Materials & methods: Different strains were adapted to water. Changes regarding cultivability and cellular morphology were recorded. Expression of 11 genes involved in H. pylori morphological changes was evaluated by real-time PCR. Results: H. pylori presented increased cultivability in water afte...

Dyschromatopsia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Marker of Subclinical Involve...

BACKGROUND: In multiple sclerosis (MS), even in the absence of a clinical episode of optic neuritis (ON), the optic nerve and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) may be damaged leading to dyschromatopsia. Subclinical dyschromatopsia has been described in MS associated with lower motor and cognitive performances. OBJECTIVES: To set the prevalence of dyschromatopsia in eyes of MS patients without a history of ON, to...

An in vitro dynamic model of catheter-associated urinary tract infections to in...

Jogos Eletrónicos e Saúde Mental na Infância

Introdução: Dados recentes aproximam o uso patológico de jogos eletrónicos a outras adições, sugerindo a possibilidade de estarmos diante de uma nova perturbação psiquiátrica dentro da categoria dos comportamentos aditivos. A taxa de prevalência desta problemática na população pediátrica ronda os 10%. Frequentemente, o uso patológico de jogos eletrónicos está associado a comorbi - lidades psiquiátricas, como pe...