Publications by authors named "Elisa Duarte"
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- Global temperature rise is a significant health issue, and previous research mainly relied on hospital data to assess its effects on health.
- This study focused on the relationship between ambient temperature and various heat-related medical conditions using data from general practitioners in Flanders, Belgium, collected over eight years (2012-2019).
- The results indicated a J-shaped association between heat and health outcomes, with higher risks for certain conditions like skin problems and urinary infections at elevated temperatures, particularly at minimum temperature thresholds.
Background: Due to contradictory results in current research, whether age at menopause is increasing or decreasing in Western countries remains an open question, yet worth studying as later ages at menopause are likely to be related to an increased risk of breast cancer. Using data from breast cancer screening programs to study the temporal trend of age at menopause is difficult since especially younger women in the same generational cohort have often not yet reached menopause. Deleting these younger women in a breast cancer risk analyses may bias the results.
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- Nerve transfers are being explored as a treatment to improve upper limb function in spinal cord injury patients, particularly for those with central cord syndrome.
- The study involved dissecting the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) in cadavers to assess the feasibility of transferring motor branches to restore finger extension in a 28-year-old central cord syndrome patient who previously showed no active finger movement.
- Results indicated successful anatomical and clinical outcomes, with the patient gaining full metacarpophalangeal extension following selective nerve transfer, suggesting it is a viable option for restoring function in similar patients.
Objective: The authors sought to describe the anatomy of the radial nerve and its branches when exposed through an axillary anterior arm approach.
Methods: Bilateral upper limbs of 10 fresh cadavers were dissected after dyed latex was injected into the axillary artery.
Results: Via the anterior arm approach, all triceps muscle heads could be dissected and individualized.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the anatomy of donor and recipient median nerve motor branches for nerve transfer surgery within the cubital fossa.
Methods: Bilateral upper limbs of 10 fresh cadavers were dissected after dyed latex was injected into the axillary artery.
Results: In the cubital fossa, the first branch was always the proximal branch of the pronator teres (PPT), whereas the last one was the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) and the distal motor branch of the flexor digitorum superficialis (DFDS) on a consistent basis.
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- The study reviews preclinical research on how acupuncture affects pain relief through specific peripheral receptors and neuromediators.
- A total of 456 articles were found, and 29 met the criteria, focusing on receptors like opioids, adenosine, and cannabinoids, among others.
- The findings reveal key receptors and neuromediators linked to acupuncture's pain control effects, emphasizing the need for further exploration in this area for better pain management strategies.
Studies addressing breast cancer risk factors have been looking at trends relative to age at menarche and menopause. These studies point to a downward trend of age at menarche and an upward trend for age at menopause, meaning an increase of a woman's reproductive lifespan cycle. In addition to studying the effect of the year of birth on the expectation of age at menarche and a woman's reproductive lifespan, it is important to understand how a woman's cohort affects the correlation between these two variables.
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- Casearia sylvestris is commonly used in folk medicine for pain relief and this study explores its effects on chronic pain in a mouse model.
- The research involved administering a hydroalcoholic extract of Casearia sylvestris and pro-resolving mediators to mice after inducing pain through ischemia and reperfusion.
- Results showed that the extract and certain natural and synthetic compounds effectively reduced mechanical hyperalgesia, suggesting that the anti-pain effects are linked to the ALX/FPR2 receptor pathway involved in resolving inflammation.
The (LC) is a noradrenergic nucleus involved in several neuroendocrine and behavioral functions. During the neonatal period, the LC is critical for olfactory learning. Full development occurs during the early postnatal period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExperimental ischemia results in cortical brain lesion followed by ischemic stroke. In this study, focal cerebral ischemia was induced in mice by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. We studied cortical layers I, II/III, V and VI in the caudal forelimb area (CFA) and medial agranular cortex (AGm) from control and C57BL/6 mice induced with ischemic stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer risk is believed to be associated with several reproductive factors, such as early menarche and late menopause. This study is based on the registries of the first time a woman enters the screening program, and presents a spatio-temporal analysis of the variables age of menarche and age of menopause along with other reproductive and socioeconomic factors. The database was provided by the Portuguese Cancer League (LPCC), a private nonprofit organization dealing with multiple issues related to oncology of which the Breast Cancer Screening Program is one of its main activities.
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