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Antimicrobial peptides as potential anti-tubercular leads: A concise review
Oliveira, GS; Costa, RP; Gomes, P; Gomes, MS; Silva, T; Teixeira, CDespite being considered a public health emergency for the last 25 years, tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases, responsible for over a million deaths every year. The length and toxicity of available treatments and the increasing emergence of multidrugresistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis renders standard regimens increasingly inefficient and emphasizes the urgency to dev...
Urinary incontinence in women who practice recreational exercise: A cross-secti...
Silva, MF; Costa, RP; Oliveira, CM; Moreira, SIntroduction: Urinary incontinence affects up to one third of women in Portugal. Exercise can be a precipitating/aggravating factor but also protective, if appropriate. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence in women who practice recreational exercise, to assess its relationship with the type of exercise and other coexisting risk factors, and assess whether the topic is ad...