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They create a molecule with snake venom to prevent thrombosis
Publicado em 22 de novembro de 2021
EFE.- A group of Brazilian and Belgian scientists developed a molecule from one of the proteins in the venom of a South American snake that allows modulating blood clotting and being used in medicines to treat thrombosis or in wound dressing.
The molecule was developed from a technique that allows modifying PEG-chollinein-1, a protein extracted from the venom of the so-called southern tropical rattlesnake, a subspecies of Crotalus durissus, poisonous snakes that live in central and western [...]
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Older people with abdominal fat develop mobility problems
Publicado em 01 setembro 2021Sao Paulo [Brazil], September 1 (ANI): A new study has found that the dangerous combination of weak muscles and abdominal fat can lead to a significant loss of gait speed in older people. The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Age and Ageing'. The study was conducted by researchers at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in partnership with colleagues at University College London (UCL) in the UK. A slower gait is a natural [...]ver notícia