Publications by authors named "J Casanovas"
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder caused by the body's inability to produce or use insulin. Considering the figures projected by the World Health Organization, research on insulin therapy is crucial. Hence, we present a soft biointerface based on a thiol-yne poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) click-hydrogel as an advanced treatment option to administrate insulin.
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- Aquatic therapy (AT) may be beneficial for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), but there is limited clinical research on its effectiveness, which hinders its use in practice.
- A study compared 29 SCI patients who underwent AT rehabilitation with a control group that did not, using measures like the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI-II).
- Results indicated that while there were no significant differences in overall functional independence between groups, the AT group showed significant improvements in walking ability and efficiency, suggesting some benefits of aquatic therapy.
Antibodies triggering Fc-mediated NK cell activity may contribute to protection against disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans. However, how these Fc-mediated humoral responses compare between individuals displaying hybrid immunity (Vac-ex) and those fully vaccinated with no history of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Vac-n) and whether they correlate with neutralizing antibody (NtAb) responses remains largely undetermined. In this retrospective study serum samples from 50 individuals (median age, 44.
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- * Researchers analyzed data from 42 patients who underwent VT ablation, confirming that 93.68% of DZs correlated with CMR-determined conduction channels, with a high proportion of DZs disappearing after the initial ablation attempts.
- * The results indicate that remapping during the procedure helps identify previously undetected areas of the heart that contribute to VT, with a one-year recurrence rate of 22.9% for VT among patients.
Self-assembly pathways in a triphenylalanine peptide capped with aromatic groups.
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces
August 2022
Peptide derivatives and, most specifically, their self-assembled supramolecular structures are being considered in the design of novel biofunctional materials. Although the self-assembly of triphenylalanine homopeptides has been found to be more versatile than that of homopeptides containing an even number of residues (i.e.
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