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Moving from an “anti-aging” paradigm toward the concept of “disease-free aging”: the role of senolytics in modern medicine

Geriatr Gerontol Aging; 18 (), 2024
Senescent cells increase with aging and are related to the promotion of inflammation and neoplasia through the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). These cells are closely related to the biological aging process and, most importantly, to age-associated diseases, such as osteoporosis and oste...

Biology of Glyphepomis dubia Campos & Souza, 2016 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and the parasitoids Telenomus podisi Ashmead, 1893 and Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston, 1858) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) on rice

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract The life cycle of stink bug, Glyphepomis dubia and the development of two egg parasitoids (Telenomus podisi and Trissolcus basalis) were studied at the Federal University of Maranhão, at 26 ± 2oC, relative humidity (RH) of 60 ± 10% and 12h photophase. Individuals used in the study were collec...

Educação sexual: dificuldades dos pais de jovens com síndrome de down

Psicol. ciênc. prof; 43 (), 2023
Com este estudo buscou-se conhecer as dificuldades e barreiras de pais na educação sexual de jovens com Síndrome de Down, a partir de uma pesquisa descritiva e de natureza qualitativa, utilizando-se o conceito das representações sociais como referencial teórico-metodológico. O estudo foi conduzido...

Feno-morfología de dos especies de páramo de Miconia (Melastomataceae): optimización de la floración y fructificación para mejorar la dispersión

Rev. biol. trop; 70 (1), 2022
Introducción: El Páramo es uno de los ecosistemas más afectados por actividades humanas, lo que aumenta la necesidad de estudios fenológicos como base para el manejo y la conservación. Objetivo: Describir la feno-morfología de Miconia ligustrina y Miconia elaeoides. Métodos: De septiembre 2019 a f...

The institutionalisation of biology in the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1866-1894

Abstract Biology, like most scientific disciplines, emerged in the nineteenth century. However, disciplinary institutionalisation processes are not linear; a concept can be proposed, but not develop. Biology originated in the presence of established traditions such as anatomy, physiology, botany, and zoo...

Retos actuales a la enseñanza de la virología para enfrentar enfermedades emergentes
Current challenges to the teaching of virology to face emerging diseases

En los últimos años los microorganismos han generado múltiples evoluciones, provocando enfermedades y problemas agudos de salud pública. Para poder controlar las virosis es necesario conocer su biología y epidemiología, establecer tratamiento y profilaxis adecuada para su control. Para ello, es ind...

Population structuration and chromosomal features homogeneity in Parodon nasus (Characiformes: Parodontidae): A comparison between Lower and Upper Paraná River representatives

Neotrop. ichthyol; 20 (1), 2022
The ichthyofauna of the La Plata hydrographic basin is divided into Upper and Lower Paraná River systems due to the geographic isolation of the Sete Quedas waterfalls, currently flooded by the lake of the Itaipu dam. In Parodontidae, pairs of species, or groups of cryptic species were described between ...