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Brain Structure of Transgender People Investigated in Study
Publicado em 15 março 2018
Researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to complete the first study conducted in Latin America to investigate brain volumes in transgender individuals.
They performed a structural analysis in search of differences in gray and white matter volume based on MRI scans of the brains of 80 individuals between 18 and 49 years of age.
The participants, who were all volunteers, were divided into four groups of 20 each: [...]
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Nanoparticles Coated with Antibiotic Eliminate Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Publicado em 10 julho 2017A new strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been described by Brazilian researchers in Scientific Reports, an online journal owned by Springer Nature. The method consists of coating nanoparticles that are made of silver and silica - potentially toxic to both microorganisms and human cells - with a layer of antibiotic. Owing to chemical affinity, the resulting nanopharmaceutical acts only on the pathogens and is inert to the organism. "We used the antibiotic as a sort of bait to [...]ver notícia -
Caloric Restriction Can Be Beneficial to the Brain, Study Shows
Publicado em 20 outubro 2016Studies of different animal species suggest a link between eating less and living longer, but the molecular mechanisms by which caloric restriction affords protection against disease and extends longevity are not well understood. New clues to help solve the mystery are presented in an article published in the September issue of Aging Cell by scientists at the Center for Research on Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma), one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs) [...]ver notícia