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The study points to a new method of detecting complications caused by P. vivax in malaria patients
Publicado em 23 de dezembro de 2021
In an article published in the review life sciences, researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, describe a new strategy for detecting imbalances and complications in patients infected with Plasmodium vivax, one of the parasites responsible for malaria and the main cause of the disease in the Americas.
According to the study, the total parasite biomass in the patient is a better predictor of the extent of infection outside the [...]
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Simple and inexpensive method for predicting the risk of functional disability in the elderly -.
Publicado em 22 dezembro 2021Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in São Paulo State, Brazil, in partnership with colleagues at University College London in the United Kingdom, have discovered an effective, simple and inexpensive method to predict the risk of functional disability in the elderly. . They analyzed data from over 3,000 people over the age of 60 living in England and found that slow walking alone can be considered a predictor of loss of the ability to perform basic [...]ver notícia -
The slowness of the gait can predict the risk of frailty in older people
Publicado em 21 dezembro 2021Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in São Paulo State, Brazil, in partnership with colleagues at University College London in the United Kingdom, have discovered an effective, simple and inexpensive method to predict the risk of functional disability in the elderly. . They analyzed data from over 3,000 people over the age of 60 living in England and found that slow walking alone can be considered a predictor of loss of the ability to perform basic [...]ver notícia