Publications by authors named "Elizabeth Alves"
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is notably resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiation treatment. However, clinical trials indicate that carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) with concurrent gemcitabine is effective for unresectable locally advanced PDAC. This study aimed to identify patient characteristics predictive of CIRT response.
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- Breastfeeding difficulties can arise in mothers with obesity due to chronic low-grade inflammation, potentially impacting newborn health and lactation processes.
- The study analyzed the relationship between maternal inflammatory and metabolic status, and the composition of breast milk collected shortly after birth, finding that breast milk composition was stable across different maternal conditions.
- Results indicated higher levels of pro-inflammatory markers in breast milk of overweight mothers, which correlated with greater newborn birth weights, highlighting complex interactions between maternal weight, inflammation, and lactation outcomes.
The use of diagnostic methods that prevent irreplaceable samples (from museum collections, archaeological and paleontological samples) of being consumed or that increase their yield is relevant. For museum collections, archaeological and paleontological samples it is essential to conserve samples, subsamples or portions for future research. We are addressing methods for conservation of irreplaceable samples that could be fully consumed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent studies from North America and Europe have demonstrated community-wide clonal spread of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). To investigate if a similar pattern of spread occurs in Brazil, we characterized UPEC from women with community-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI) in Rio de Janeiro. E.
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