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Alzheimer’s threefold raises Covid severity, death risk: Study
Publicado em 04 de junho de 2021
People with dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease are at a threefold risk of dying as a result of infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, according to a study by Brazilian researchers.
The risk is six times greater if they are over 80, found the team at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and Butantan Institute in partnership with colleagues at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
“We found that all causes of dementia are risk factors for severity and [...]
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Prior dengue infection can double Covid-19 risk: Study
Publicado em 19 maio 2021Sao Paulo, May 19 - People who have had dengue in the past are twice as likely to develop symptoms of Covid-19 if they are infected by coronavirus, finds a new study. The study, led by University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, detected the presence of antibodies against dengue virus and SARS-CoV-2 in blood samples from 1,285 inhabitants of Mancio Lima, a small town in the state of Acre, part of Brazil’s Amazon region. “Our results show that the populations most exposed to dengue, [...]ver notícia -
Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood: Study
Publicado em 13 maio 2021Washington, May 13 - A new study has found that girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia). The study was conducted in Brazil on 92 adolescents. The findings of the study were published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. The study was conducted with FAPESP’s support by scientists affiliated with the University of Sao Paulo’s [...]ver notícia