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Simplifying Data Analysis in Biomedical Research: an Automated, User-Friendly Tool

Robust data normalization and analysis are pivotal in biomedical research to ensure that observed differences in populations are directly attributable to the target variable, rather than disparities between control and study groups. ArsHive addresses this challenge using advanced algorithms to normalize populations (e.g., control and study groups) and perform statistical evaluations between demographic, clinica...

The potential impact of delivery mode and breastfeeding on oral Candida species...

Objectives: In early life, children are exposed to microorgan-isms from maternal and environmental sources, which influ- ence the development of their microbiome throughout life. Several studies have demonstrated the influence of the deliv- ery mode and breastfeeding on the oral microbiome of chil-dren, mostly regarding bacterial colonization. However, their influence on the oral fungal carriage is still under ...

COVID-19 in Portugal: A Pandemic Redesigned by the Media

The news media in Portugal played an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing people with important and up-to-date health information. However, the number of news reports did not always correspond to the severity of the pandemic. There was significant media attention at the beginning of the pandemic (in early 2020), but media coverage soon declined, and the Portuguese media began to report on a ...

COVID-19 media communications: a new role for health professionals?

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Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Kidney Transp...

Renal transplantation is currently the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, enabling a quality of life superior to dialysis. Despite this, all transplanted patients are at risk of allograft rejection processes. The gold-standard diagnosis of graft rejection, based on histological analysis of kidney biopsy, is prone to sampling errors and carries high costs and risks associated with such invasive pr...

Behavior Guidance during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Health Literacy as a Weapon aga...

Portugal was hit by COVID-19 on the 2nd of March 2020. For almost two months, the country was confined due to the declaration of the emergency state. The confinement was always conveyed by the media, who clearly guided citizens toward preventive behaviors and so became a means of fighting this pandemic by helping the country stay home. Several authors recognize the importance of health communication and health ...

Bipolar disorder diagnostic stability: a Portuguese multicentric study

Severe Acute Liver Injury Related to Heat Stroke

Heat stroke (HS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by hyperthermia and multiple organ failure. Mild to moderate hepatocellular injury is a well-documented complication but severe liver injury and acute liver failure are rare. There are neither established criteria nor optimal timing for liver transplantation and conservative management seems to be the cornerstone treatment. The authors report a case...

Portuguese Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Lewy Body Dementia (POR...

Lewy body dementia is a common cause of dementia leading to the progressive deterioration of cognitive function and motor skills, behavioral changes, and loss of autonomy, impairing the quality of life of patients and their families. Even though it is the second leading cause of neurodegenerative dementia, diagnosis is still challenging, due to its heterogenous clinical presentation, especially in the early sta...

Tuberculosis in the news: How do Portuguese media cover TB

Introduction: From a public health perspective, media can influence public perceptions towards the severity of an illness, the risks of becoming ill, change seek-care behaviours or reduce disease related stigma. Material and methods: With the aim analysing the media coverage of tuberculosis in the Portuguese press, we analyzed all news texts published between 2012 and 2014 in six National newspapers (Expresso, ...