Publications by authors named "S C de Lima"
Background: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is the main chronic pain that affects the face, and it is associated with dietary changes due to pain and dysfunction. However, there is a scarcity of studies on its impact on nutrition and vice versa.
Objectives: To assess and compare the intake of energy and nutrients among chronic TMD myalgia and asymptomatic women and to evaluate data according to dietary reference intakes (DRI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) values.
Historical redlining and clustering of present-day breast cancer factors.
Cancer Causes Control
January 2025
Purpose: Historical redlining, a 1930s-era form of residential segregation and proxy of structural racism, has been associated with breast cancer risk, stage, and survival, but research is lacking on how known present-day breast cancer risk factors are related to historical redlining. We aimed to describe the clustering of present-day neighborhood-level breast cancer risk factors with historical redlining and evaluate geographic patterning across the US.
Methods: This ecologic study included US neighborhoods (census tracts) with Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) grades, defined as having a score in the Historic Redlining Score dataset; 2019 Population Level Analysis and Community EStimates (PLACES) data; and 2014-2016 Environmental Justice Index (EJI) data.
Objectives: to understand the nursing team's perception in relation to the care provided to pregnant women with mental disorders admitted to a psychiatric hospital unit.
Methods: Convergent Care Research carried out between August and December 2021, through semi-structured interviews with 25 nursing professionals from a Psychiatric Unit from a reference Hospital in Southern Brazil.
Results: the organized and analyzed data resulted in two thematic categories: Technical, generic and impersonal care; and From impersonality to the singularity of nursing care.
rs179008 (A/T) and rs3853839 (C/G) polymorphisms are associated with variations in IFN-α levels in HTLV-1 infection.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how genetic variations in the TLR7 gene impact responses to HTLV-1 infection, focusing on cytokine production and disease symptoms.
- Researchers analyzed blood samples from HTLV-1 infected individuals, including those with inflammatory diseases and asymptomatic cases, alongside controls, using techniques like PCR and ELISA.
- Findings indicated that specific genetic variations (polymorphisms) affect levels of immune responses, with some variants linked to higher levels of antiviral activity, though they did not correlate with disease symptoms.