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Using educational networks to promote internalization experiences in physiother...

In vivo skin hydrating efficacy of fish collagen from greenland halibut as a hi...

The industrial processing of fish for food purposes also generates a considerable number of by-products such as viscera, bones, scales, and skin. From a value-added perspective, fish by-products can act also as raw materials, especially because of their collagen content (particularly in fish skin). Interestingly, the potential of marine collagen for cosmetic applications is enormous and, remarkably, the extract...

Tracing Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus, L.) In The Aquatic Food Webs: Two Dist...

Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus (L.) is an anadromous species in which the larvae are microphagous feeders. After metamorphosis, the pelagic juveniles migrate downstream to the sea, where they begin the parasitic stage of their life cycle, feeding primarily on the blood of marine fish. At the end of this oceanic phase the adults cease feeding and enter rivers to migrate upstream, where they spawn and die. The lo...

Pediatric Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder associated with high levels of LDL-c and premature CHD (pCHD). Identification of FH in pediatric age is essential for a timely diagnosis and management. This study aims to highlight the importance of FH diagnosis in children.

Evaluation of the biocompatibility and skin hydration potential of vitamin E-lo...

Lipid-based nanosystems, such as nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) and nanoemulsions (NE) have been described as promising alternatives to conventional formulations for increase skin hydration. Besides, these systems have been used as efficient vehicles for lipophilic molecules that improve skin properties (e.g. vitamin E). In this study, we performed comparative investigations between hydrogels formulations ...

Nutritional assessment of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis: a cross-sectiona...

Genetics and telemetry indicate unexpected movements among structured populatio...

The genetic analysis of Brachyplatystoma platynemum individuals sampled from the lower Madeira River reinforces the existence of two structured populations in the Amazon Basin (Madeira and Amazon populations). However, the recapture of an individual from the Amazon population in the Solimões River, which was telemetry‐tagged in the Madeira River after the damming, indicates that fish from the Amazon population ...

Relations between theory of mind and academic school readiness: the moderating ...

This study investigated the prospective relationship between preschoolers’ theory of mind (ToM) skills and academic school readiness, while exploring the possible moderator role played by child gender. The participants were 75 children who were assessed at two time points: when enrolled in the second preschool year (T1) and again 4 months before school entry (T2). The results showed an association between child...

WNT6 is a novel oncogenic prognostic biomarker in human glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a universally fatal brain cancer, for which novel therapies targeting specific underlying oncogenic events are urgently needed. While the WNT pathway has been shown to be frequently activated in GBM, constituting a potential therapeutic target, the relevance of WNT6, an activator of this pathway, remains unknown. Methods: WNT6 protein and mRNA levels were evaluated in GBM. WNT6 levels were...

Characterization of pediatric patients from Portuguese FH study

The Portuguese FH Study (PFHS) started in 1999. The aim of the PFHS is to identify the cause of dyslipidemia in patients with a clinical diagnosis of FH. To date, 452 pediatric patients were referred to us, 288 of which are index patients. The aim of this study was to analyse the lipid profile and molecular diagnosis of children recruited for the PFHS.