Although substantial epidemiological studies have failed to find a correlation between
cholesterol levels and stroke, clinical trials have shown that HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (or …

Background Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are among the most common agents of
human febrile illness worldwide and the most important emerging pathogens, causing …

Multifunctional imaging nanoprobes have proven to be of great value in the research of
pathological processes, as well as the assessment of the delivery, fate, and therapeutic potential …

Nanoparticle applications in medicine have seen a tremendous growth in the past decade.
In addition to their drug targeting application and their ability to improve bioavailability of …

For advanced treatment of diseases such as cancer, multicomponent, multifunctional
nanoparticles hold great promise. In the current study we report the synthesis of a complex …

The purpose of this quasi-experimental (pre- and posttest) study was to test a model pain
management program (PMP) to implement the American Pain Society (APS) quality assurance …

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) plays a critical role in cholesterol transport and is closely
linked to the progression of several diseases. This motivates the development of methods to …

Background Reinvasion by Aedes aegypti of cities in the Americas poses a threat of urbanisation
of yellow fever. After detection of yellow-fever infection in a resident of the city of Santa …

HIV cross-sectional studies were conducted among high-risk populations in 9 countries of
South America. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay screening and Western blot …

Background The causative agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is divided into 6
Discrete Typing Units (DTU): Tc I, IIa, IIb, IIc, IId and IIe. In order to assess the relative …