Active Commuting in Brazil: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Proportions.

Background: Active commuting benefits both individual and planetary health. Estimating commuting behavior is desirable, although very challenging in large and regionally relevant nations like Brazil.

Methods: This review (CRD42023431054) included observational studies that estimated prevalence of active commuting in Brazil for adults (≥18 y).

Freezing of gait shapes the postural control of individuals with Parkinson's disease: Effect of visual information and medication states.

Background: Several measures of the center of pressure have been used to describe magnitude and structure of the postural sway in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). This study aimed to examine whether both the magnitude and structure of the center of pressure trajectory can differentiate PD individuals with and without freezing of gait in both On- and Off-medication states and with eyes open and closed.

Methods: Twenty-four individuals with PD (14 without and 10 with freezing of gait) were tested.

Chikungunya chronic arthralgia: impact on general and mental health and absenteeism from work.

Background: This study investigated the self-rated general health, mental health, and work absenteeism among patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya.

Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted with 63 patients ≥22 months after infection.

Results: Patients who reported (N=42) or did not report (N=21) chronic arthralgia, defined by duration ≥90 days, had different frequencies for low scores for general health (68.

Dimethyl sulfoxide affects the viability and mineralization activity of apical papilla cells in vitro.

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is widely used as an adjuvant in dissolving insoluble compounds in an aqueous medium; however, it can induce significant molecular changes in cells. The possible damages may occur obeying a tissue-specific profile, and the effect on human apical papilla cells (hAPC) remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate DMSO effects on the viability and mineralization activity in hAPC cultures in vitro and to establish standards of maximum concentrations for its use in laboratory routines.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on growth determinants in premature neonates: observational study in a secondary health service in Carapicuíba, São Paulo (2020-2023).

Introduction: Prematurity is a factor that contributes to the increase in infant morbidity and mortality and is associated with factors determining child growth, such as nutritional deficits, mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To evaluate the factors determining the growth of premature neonates treated at a secondary health service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: Observational retrospective and prospective cohort study of premature patients followed at the follow-up clinic in the municipality of Carapicuíba from February 2020 to December 2023.