Publications by authors named "Aida Hernandez"
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- This study investigates the occurrence and characteristics of cerebral microbleeds in adults with Down syndrome (DS), a population at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), to understand their relationship with clinical variables and cognitive outcomes.
- The research involves a cross-sectional analysis of 276 individuals with DS and 158 healthy controls, using neuroimaging, genetic testing, and cognitive assessments to evaluate microbleed prevalence and its associations with AD biomarkers.
- Results show that individuals with DS are more likely to have microbleeds compared to controls, with prevalence increasing with age and severity of AD, particularly in those carrying the ε4 allele, but not linked to common vascular risk factors.
The use of illicit and licit drugs continues to be a major public health concern. Many prevention and drug education programs address this issue by attempting to enhance self-esteem. The idea is that increased levels of self-esteem will serve as a protective factor in decreasing the motivation and increasing the resistance to use drugs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntimalarial activity from three ascidians: an exploration of different marine invertebrate phyla.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
October 2006
Recent research suggests that marine organisms may produce compounds with activity against malaria parasites. Of a total of 27 aqueous extracts from different marine species, collected on the northwest Cuban coast, 20 were considered as showing no significant activity against Plasmodium falciparum F32, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) >500 microg/ml, while seven extracts (MIC < or =500 microg/ml) were selected for further investigation by determining their selectivity indices and in vivo antimalarial activity. Three species of tunicates were chosen, as more than 50% reduction of P.
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