The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) estimates that in 2060 Brazil will have 33 million elderly people. In the present study, we sought to assess the perception of finitude of a group of non-institutionalized elderly people in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The results showed that 70% of the elderly studied are aware that death is a natural process that is part of life, and about ...
Introduction The successful identification of the deceased is vital to the progress of any forensic investigation. This process of identification is facilitated by the determination of age, gender, and ethnicity. One of the main biological traits to be established from skeletal remains is the gender of the individual. In situations in which there are fragmented andmutilated skeletal remains, gender determinatio...
Introduction: Injuries in peripheral nerves can irreversibly impair the functionality of the affected limb. Objective: To evaluate the effect of swimming in water on the sciatic nerve regeneration after injury by neurotmesis. Methodology: It was used 14 male rats (Wistar) separated in Control Group (GC, n = 4), Group Swimming without Injury (GLSN, n = 5), Swimming Injury Group (GLN, n = 5). After 60 days, the G...