McLaughlin Cabrera

The rhomboid protease PARL is a critical regulator of mitochondrial homeostasis through its cleavage of substrates such as PINK1, PGAM5, and Smac/Diablo, which have crucial roles in mitochondrial quality control and apoptosis. However, the catalytic properties of PARL, including the effect of lipids on the protease, have never been characterized…[Read more]

ticular reduction that is better and more easily executable if malleolar ankle fractures are fixed before intramedullary nailing. In distal tibial fractures CT has always to be performed to recognize associated ankle lesions as it may modify the surgical plan, postoperative management and outcomes.

The decision for revision amputation surgery…[Read more]

Evaluating health-related applications is necessary for their adequacy and dissemination in society. The GestAção application was evaluated based on the opinion of 13 pregnant women followed up in prenatal care consultations at three public health services and at a private institution in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data emerged from an evaluation ca…[Read more]

COVID-19 vaccines distribution and access must be equitable and not politicized.

Visceral leishmaniasis, also known on the Indian subcontinent as kala-azar, is a fatal form of leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan parasite

and transmitted by the bites of the vector sandfly

. To achieve and sustain elimination of visceral…[Read more]