Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human health,
with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including micro …
with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including micro …
Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects
Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants leading to inevitable human exposure.
Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in this …
Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in this …
Maintenance, reserve and compensation: the cognitive neuroscience of healthy ageing
Cognitive ageing research examines the cognitive abilities that are preserved and/or those
that decline with advanced age. There is great individual variability in cognitive ageing …
that decline with advanced age. There is great individual variability in cognitive ageing …
[HTML][HTML] Determination of lead in biomass and products of the pyrolysis process by direct solid or liquid sample analysis using HR-CS GF AAS
A method has been developed for the determination of lead in biomass, bio-oil, pyrolysis
aqueous phase, and biomass ashes by high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace …
aqueous phase, and biomass ashes by high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace …
Natural deep eutectic solvents–solvents for the 21st century
Green technology actively seeks new solvents to replace common organic solvents that
present inherent toxicity and have high volatility, leading to evaporation of volatile organic …
present inherent toxicity and have high volatility, leading to evaporation of volatile organic …
COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on the use and management of plastics
Plastics are essential in society as a widely available and inexpensive material. Mismanagement
of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a monthly …
of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a monthly …
The Notch ligand Delta-like 4 negatively regulates endothelial tip cell formation and vessel branching
…, R Benedito, C Bréant, A Duarte… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Delta-like 4 (Dll4) is a transmembrane ligand for Notch receptors that is expressed in arterial
blood vessels and sprouting endothelial cells. Here we show that Dll4 regulates vessel …
blood vessels and sprouting endothelial cells. Here we show that Dll4 regulates vessel …
Blocking VEGFR-3 suppresses angiogenic sprouting and vascular network formation
Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is a key
process in several pathological conditions, including tumour growth and age-related macular …
process in several pathological conditions, including tumour growth and age-related macular …
Replication fork stability confers chemoresistance in BRCA-deficient cells
…, E Callen, X Ding, E Gogola, AA Duarte… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Cells deficient in the Brca1 and Brca2 genes have reduced capacity to repair DNA double-strand
breaks by homologous recombination and consequently are hypersensitive to DNA-…
breaks by homologous recombination and consequently are hypersensitive to DNA-…
[HTML][HTML] IRF8 Mutations and Human Dendritic-Cell Immunodeficiency
…, E Talesnik, A Grumach, A Duarte… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The genetic analysis of human primary immunodeficiencies has defined the
contribution of specific cell populations and molecular pathways in the host defense against …
contribution of specific cell populations and molecular pathways in the host defense against …