Publications by authors named "V Ramirez"
Introduction: Musculoskeletal (MSK) injury can negatively affect service members by compromising job performance and readiness. These injuries can impact the service member's physical health, functional abilities, and quality of life (QoL). Rehabilitation therapies for MSK injuries can reduce these impacts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To characterize the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and plasma extracellular vesicles (EVs) and explore their proteomic cargo in healthy pregnant women compared to those with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and periodontitis.
Methods: One-hundred and four pregnant women were recruited at 24-30 gestation weeks. GDM was diagnosed by an oral glucose tolerance test.
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- * The study shows that a protein called Drp1 is essential for mitochondrial fission, which helps maintain the structure and organization of astrocytes during postnatal brain development.
- * Loss of Drp1 leads to abnormal astrocyte shapes and increased reactivity, along with a decrease in a crucial protein (Connexin 43) that affects astrocyte communication, highlighting the importance of mitochondria in brain health.
Introduction: Judicious antimicrobial use is essential for the continued treatment of infections in small and mixed animal veterinary medicine. To better support Washington (WA) State veterinarians in antimicrobial stewardship, we surveyed licensed small and mixed animal veterinarians and led group conversations regarding antimicrobial prescription practices.
Methods: Survey questions included demographic information, factors influencing prescription practices and clinical cases.
Gene-environment interaction studies are emerging as a promising tool to shed light on the reasons for the rapid increase in excess body weight (overweight and obesity). We aimed to investigate the influence of several polymorphisms on excess weight in Spanish children according to a short- and long-term exposure to bisphenols and parabens, combining individual approach with the joint effect of them. This case-control study included 144 controls and 98 cases children aged 3-12 years.
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