Publications by authors named "N Carmo"
The extensive use of antibiotics during recent years has led to antimicrobial resistance development, a significant threat to global public health. It is estimated that around 1.27 million people died worldwide in 2019 due to infectious diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, according to the WHO.
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- Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and recent research is focusing on identifying new biomarkers, particularly miRNAs, which could help improve diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of the disease.
- A study analyzed plasma miRNA expression in 49 breast cancer patients compared to 44 healthy women, finding that all the miRNAs tested were downregulated in cancer patients.
- The research identified a specific combination of four miRNAs (miR-195, miR-210, miR-21, miR-16) that showed high diagnostic accuracy, with a combined area under the curve (AUC) of 0.898, indicating potential for improved detection of breast cancer.
Freshwater cetaceans play a significant role as sentinel animals, providing important data on animal species and aquatic ecosystem health. They also may serve as potential reservoirs of emerging pathogens and host virulence genes in their microbiota. In this study, we evaluated virulence factors produced by Gram-negative bacteria recovered from individuals belonging to two populations of free-ranging Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Functional performance tests are inexpensive, accessible, and easy to apply tools that can be used to help practitioners in daily decision making process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the One Arm Hop Test (OAHT) and Seated Medicine Ball Throw Test (SBMT) in young adults.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample consisted of 59 young adults.
Studies on the microbiota of freshwater cetaceans are scarce and may provide important data on animal and environmental health. This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria recovered from two populations of free-ranging Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis). Twenty-one animals were captured and released, 13 from Negro River and 8 from Tapajós River, Brazil.
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