Given the shortage of human organs for transplantation, the waiting lists are increasing annually and consequently so is the time and deaths during the wait. As most immune suppression therapy is not antigen specific and ...

The aim of this study was to compare the in vitro antimicrobial activity of a mixture of calcium hydroxide/propolis, propolis/calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) in Enterococcus faecalis, at different concentrations. Paper discs ...

Objective: To review the current trends in pancreatic cancer research and propose alternatives for an earlier diagnosis. Method: A search was conducted using the PubMed and Scielo electronic databases to find statistics ...

El objetivo del estudio fue comparar los estilos y las estrategias de afrontamiento adolescente de acuerdo al sexo. Para lo cual se trabajó con una muestra de estudiantes del nivel medio superior de escuela pública del ...

La sintomatología depresiva es una hipótesis importante para explicar el por qué los jóvenes universitarios estudiantes del área de la salud, que tienen conocimientos respecto al autocuidado, llevan a cabo conductas sexuales ...

Depredación, parasitismo, competencia, gregarismo, inquilinismo, comensalismo, simbiosis entre otras, que mencionaremos paulatinamente y relacionaremos con los efectos que presentan las interrelaciones en el medio (ecosistema). ...

Obesity has become an international public health problem. Unfortunately, effective treatment options are limited. In the last 20 years, research in obesity and associated pathologies has derived in a significant increase ...

Objectives: This study aimed to describe correlations between glucose, insulin and adipokine levels and the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index with regards to the presence/absence of fat mass and obesity associated ...

Predatory journals (PJ) exploit the open-access model promising high acceptance rate and fast track publishing without proper peer review. At minimum, PJ are eroding the credibility of the scientific literature in the ...

Background Existing medical therapeutic strategies to achieve and maintain clinically significant weight loss in morbid obesity remain limited and the biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is still the most effective among ...