Publications by authors named "P Alba"
[Effects of statins on bone mineral density of postmenopausal women from Córdoba, Argentina].
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- New research indicates statins may help improve bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
- The study involved analyzing two groups: postmenopausal women on statins for at least 6 months and a control group not taking statins.
- Results showed that women on statins had significantly higher bone mineral density in key areas compared to those who were not treated, suggesting potential benefits of statins for bone health.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how smoking exposure is linked to organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using a specific damage score (SLICC-SDI) in an Argentinian cohort.
- Out of 623 SLE patients analyzed, 84% were non-smokers, while 16% were current smokers, with 17% showing severe organ damage (SLICC-SDI ≥3).
- The findings indicated that current smoking, older age, longer disease duration, and the use of cyclophosphamide are significantly associated with severe organ damage in SLE patients.
In Brief: Bovine embryos lacking SMC2 (a core component of condensins I and II) are unable to survive maternal recognition of pregnancy. SMC2 KO embryos are able to form blastocysts, exhibiting a reduced cell proliferation ability, and arrest their development shortly after hatching.
Abstract: Condensins are large protein complexes required for chromosome assembly and segregation during mitosis and meiosis.
Sewage metagenomics has risen to prominence in urban population surveillance of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Unknown species with similarity to known genomes cause database bias in reference-based metagenomics. To improve surveillance, we seek to recover sewage genomes and develop a quantification and correlation workflow for these genomes and AMR over time.
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