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    • Evans, Emily P. P.; Scholten, Jorien T. M.; Mzyk, Aldona; Reyes San Martin, Claudia; Llumbet, Arturo; Hamoh, Thamir; Arts, Eus G. J. M.; Schirhagl, Romana; Cantineau, Astrid E. P. (Elsevier, 2021)
      To date 15% of couples are suffering from infertility with 45-50% of males being responsible. With an increase in paternal age as well as various environmental and lifestyle factors worsening these figures are expected to ...
    • Borgonovo, Janina Edith; Ahumada Galleguillos, Patricio Eduardo; Oñate Ponce, Alejandro; Allende Castro, Camilo; Henny, Pablo; Concha Nordemann, Miguel Luis Angel (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      The catecholaminergic system has received much attention based on its regulatory role in a wide range of brain functions and its relevance in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. In the present study, we analyzed the ...
    • Fuenzalida, Catalina; Dufeu Garfias, María Soledad; Poniachik Teller, Jaime Melchor; Roblero Cum, Juan Pablo; Valenzuela Pérez, Lucía Teresita; Beltrán Muñoz, Caroll Jenny (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity among adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) worldwide. Its clinical course ranges from steatosis to alcoholic hepatitis, progressing to more severe ...
    • Negrin, Roberto; Duboy, Jaime; Íñiguez, Magaly; Reyes, Nicolás O.; Barahona Vásquez, Maximiliano; Ferrer, Gonzalo; Infante Calvo, Carlos Alberto; Jabes, Nicolás (Springernature, 2021)
      Background The use of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has increased and new technologies have been developed to improve patient survival and satisfaction, soft tissue balance, alignment, and component size. ...
    • Muñoz Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris; Castillo, Benjamín; Bradman, Asa; Zúñiga, Liliana; Baumert, Brittney O.; Iglesias Alamos, Veronica Paz; Muñoz, María Pía; Buralli, Rafael J.; Antini Irribarra, Carmen Andrea (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Exposure to pesticides during infancy is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. The assessment of knowledge and perception of pesticides exposure and risk among children has not been thoroughly studied. The aim ...
    • Pulgar, Eduardo; Schwayer, Cornelia; Guerrero, Néstor; López, Loreto; Márquez, Susana; Hartel, Steffen; Soto, Rodrigo; Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp; Concha Nordemann, Miguel Luis Angel (Elife Sciences Publications, 2021)
      The developmental strategies used by progenitor cells to allow a safe journey from their induction place towards the site of terminal differentiation are still poorly understood. Here, we uncovered a mechanism of progenitor ...
    • Rodrigo Salinas, Ramon; Prieto Domínguez, Juan Carlos; Aguayo, Rubén; Ramos Gómez, Cristóbal; Puentes, Ángel; Gajardo Cortez, Abraham Isaac Jacob; Panieri, Emiliano; Rojas Solé, Catalina; Lillo Moya, José Ignacio; Saso, Luciano (MDPI, 2021)
      Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has long remained the gold standard therapy to restore coronary blood flow after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, this procedure leads to the development of increased ...
    • Pérez, J. Carola; Huerta, Paula; Rubio, Bernardita; Fernández González, Olga (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Parental psychological control (PC) hinders the development of autonomy, identity formation, and the attainment of self-determination and individuation of adolescents. The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding ...
    • Salvo, Mauricio; González Feliu, Evelin; Toro, Jéssica; Gallegos Méndez, Iván; Maureira Caviedes, Ignacio Andrés; Miranda González, Nicolás; Barajas Barajas, Olga Beatriz; Bustamante, Eva; Ahumada Olea, Mónica Beatriz; Colombo Flores, Alicia Angelina; Armisen, Ricardo; Villaman, Camilo; Ibáñez, Carolina; Bravo, María Loreto; Sanhueza, Verónica; Spencer, M. Loreto; Toro, Gonzalo de; Morales, Erik; Bizama, Carolina; García, Patricia; Carrasco, Ana María; Gutiérrez Cordero, Lorena; Bermejo, Justo; Verdugo Salgado, Ricardo Alejandro; Marcelain Cubillos, Katherine Jenny (MDPI, 2021)
      Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is progressively being used in clinical practice. However, several barriers preclude using this technology for precision oncology in most Latin American countries. To overcome some of these ...
    • Llibre Guerra, Jorge J.; Behrens Pellegrino, Maria Isabel Ofelia; Hosogi, Mirna Lie; Montero, Lucía; Torralva, Teresa; Custodio, Nilton; Longoria Ibarrola, Erika; Giraldo Chica, Margarita; Aguillon, David; Hardi, Angela; Maestre, Gladys E.; Contreras, Valeria; Doldan, Celeste; Duque Peñailillo, Lissette; Hesse, Heike; Román, Norbel; Santana Trinidad, Dhara Angelina; Schenk, Christian; Ocampo Barba, Ninoska; López Contreras, Ricardo; Nitrini, Ricardo (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Introduction: The historical development, frequency, and impact of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are less clear in Latin America than in high-income countries. Although there is a growing number of dementia studies in Latin ...
    • Martínez Nahuel, Vania; Espinosa Duque, Daniel; Jiménez Molina, Álvaro; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela; Vohringer Cardenas, Paul Alfred; Fernández Arcila, Mauricio; Luttges Dittborn, Carolina Maria Teresa; Irarrázaval Domínguez, Matías; Bauer, Stephanie; Moessner, Markus (MDPI, 2021)
      The rapid internet penetration in Latin American countries has made it possible to implement digital mental health interventions. "Cuida tu animo" (Take Care of Your Mood) is an internet-based program for the prevention ...
    • Calaf, Gloria M.; Crispin, Leodan A.; Roy, Debasish; Aguayo González, Francisco; Muñoz, Juan P.; Bleak, Tammy C. (MDPI, 2021)
      Simple Summary The present work analyzed the expression of genes involved in radiation, using an in vitro experimental breast cancer model developed by the combined treatment of low doses of high linear energy transfer ...
    • Samtani, Suraj; Burotto, Mauricio; Román, Juan Carlos; Cortés Herrera, Daniela; Walton Díaz, Annerleim Nylsello (MDPI, 2021)
      Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most frequent causes of cancer death worldwide. Historically, diagnosis was based on physical examination, transrectal (TRUS) images, and TRUS biopsy resulting in overdiagnosis and ...
    • Rojas, Masyelly; Luz Crawford, Patricia; Soto Rifo, Ricardo Andrés; Reyes Cerpa, Sebastián; Toro Ascuy, Daniela (MDPI, 2021)
      A key characteristic of Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is the generation of latent viral reservoirs, which have been associated with chronic immune activation and sustained inflammation. Macrophages ...
    • Gomes Bernardes Neto, Saint Clair; Torres, Rodrigo; Lima, Illia; Resqueti, Vanessa R. (BMJ, 2021)
      Objective This systematic review aimed in assessing the effects of different weaning protocols in people with neuromuscular disease (NMD) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, identifying which protocol is the best ...
    • Barra, Bernardo J.; Varela, Luis F.; Maldonado, José R.; Calvo, Pilar; Bastidas, Anna; Sánchez, Roberto; Pintor, Luis (MDPI, 2021)
      Background and objectives: There has been a recent increase in older patients admitted to general hospitals. A significant percentage of hospitalized older patients are >= 75 years old, which differ from the patients aged ...
    • Hamilton Schilling, Sara; Carreño, Alejandra; Tapia Escobar, Eric Danilo; Mascayano, Franco; Pitronello, Romina; Santander, Felipe; Jorquera González, María José; Burrone, María Soledad; Alvarado Muñoz, Rubén Vladimir (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Adolescent suicide is a pressing problem in Chile that has not yet been sufficiently addressed, as suicide rates have stagnated in recent years. One possible explanation could be linked to the adult-centered paradigm that ...
    • Sepúlveda Martínez, Álvaro Gabriel; Steding Ehrenborg, Katarina; Rodríguez López, Mérida; Ostenfeld, Ellen; Valenzuela Alcaráz, Brenda; Heiberg, Einar; Gratacós, Eduard; Prat González, Susanna; Crispi, Fátima; Hedström, Erik (Wiley, 2021)
      Introduction: Both echocardiography and CMR imaging are used to quantify longitudinal function. Inter-method variability for mitral (MAPSE) and tricuspid (TAPSE) annular plane systolic excursion, and variability between ...
    • Evangelidis, Nicole; Sautenet, Benedicte; Madero, Magdalena; Tong, Allison; Ashuntantang, Gloria; Cortés Sanabria, Laura; de Boer, Ian H.; Fung, Samuel; Gallego, Daniel; Levey, Andrew S.; Levin, Adeera; Lorca, Eduardo; Okpechi, Ikechi G.; Rossignol, Patrick; Sola, Laura; Usherwood, Tim; Wheeler, David C.; Cho, Yeoungjee; Howell, Martin; Guha, Chandana; Scholes Robertson, Nicole; Widders, Katherine; Matus González, Andrea; Teixeira Pinto, Armando; Viecelli, Andrea K.; Bernier Jean, Amelie; Anumudu, Samaya; Dunn, Louese; Wilkie, Martin; Craig, Jonathan C. (BMC, 2021)
      Background: Globally, over 1.2 million people die from chronic kidney disease (CKD) every year. Patients with CKD are up to 10 times more likely to die prematurely than progress to kidney failure requiring kidney replacement ...
    • Kennedy, Gina; Kanter, Rebecca Michelle; Chotiboriboon, Sinee; Covic, Namukolo; Delormier, Treena; Longvah, Thingnganing; Maundu, Patrick; Omidvar, Nasrin; Vish, Prakash; Kuhnlein, Harriet (Oxford, 2021)
      Fruit and vegetable consumption is recommended in numerous food-based dietary guidelines and forms a key recommendation in many international statements related to healthy diets. There are thousands of fruit and vegetable ...