Publications by authors named "R M Corvalan"
This paper explores the critical role of networking, particularly within the oncology data specialist community, in developing and implementing an educational course. Networking, both within and beyond academia, is essential for gathering resources, expertise, and support necessary for designing and delivering an effective curriculum tailored to the demands of oncology data analysis. Networking within this specialized community facilitates collaboration with other educators and professionals, sharing of best practices, innovative teaching methodologies, and assessment strategies specific to oncology data analysis.
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- Access to pediatric neurology care, especially for epilepsy, often involves long wait times and negative outcomes, prompting a need for more efficient solutions.
- The AIM-ET project by the American Academy of Pediatrics aimed to improve access and management of epilepsy care through telehealth, partnering pediatric neurology teams with primary-care providers for patient visits.
- Results showed that telehealth significantly increased access to care, decreased costs and missed hours for families, and maintained high satisfaction levels; however, challenges like developing partnerships and improving institutional support were also identified.
Background & Objectives: Chronic exposure to pesticides can damage DNA and lead to cancer, diabetes, respiratory diseases and neurodegenerative and neurodevelopment disorders. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of DNA damage through the comet assay and micronucleus (MN) test in two groups of children, under 10 yr of age living in rural Paraguay and in relation to pesticide exposure.
Methods: Two groups of 5 to 10 yr old children were formed; the exposed group (group A, n=43), born and currently living in a community dedicated to family agriculture and surrounded by transgenic soybean crops, and the control group (group B, n=41), born and living in a community dedicated to family agriculture with biological control of pests.
Gastric cancer is the first cause of death for cancer in Chile. The recently identified genetic alterations in these tumors have not yielded new biomarkers for the disease. Epigenetics or the study of reversible genomic changes that do not affect protein codifying DNA sequences but cause phenotypic disturbances, is identifying new cancer biomarkers.
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