Publications by authors named "C Bernis"

Aim: Retrospective studies suggest that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in pediatric patients may lead to an increased risk of cardiac events. However, the exact functional and temporal dynamics and the associations between heart and brain pathophysiological trajectories are not understood.

Methods: A single impact to the left somatosensory cortical area of the intact skull was performed on juvenile mice (17 days postnatal).

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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most frequent cause of genetic renal disease and accounts for 6-10% of patients on kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Very few prospective, randomized trials or clinical studies address the diagnosis and management of this relatively frequent disorder. No clinical guidelines are available to date.

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egg extracts are a powerful tool for studying complex biological processes, including nuclear reconstitution, nuclear membrane and pore assembly, and spindle assembly. Extracts have been further used to demonstrate a moonlighting regulatory role for nuclear import receptors or on these cell cycle assembly events. Here we show that can also play a role in these events.

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Article Synopsis
  • Researchers found that the economic crisis in Spain caused a drop in the weight of newborn babies from 1996 to 2016.
  • First-time moms (primiparous) had a higher increase in low birthweight babies compared to moms who had given birth before (multiparous).
  • The study suggests that older first-time moms felt more pressure to have kids during the crisis, which might have led to more low birthweight babies.
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