The ability to practice contraception is essential to protecting Filipino women's health and rights. Yet low levels of use have led to high levels of unintended pregnancy in the Philippines, for which...
The pregnancy supposes a deep change in the human physiology. Such changes can entail the appearance of diseases that secondarily affect the liver, like the hipermesis gravidica, HELLP syndrome, the c...
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis has been applied to the identification of four mussels species: Mytilus edulis, Mytilus chilensis, Mytilus galloprovincialis, and Perna canaliculus. Am...
BACKGROUND: This study aims to compare serum C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients before versus after receivin...
The adipose tissue is a dynamic organ that secrets several factors, denominated adipokines. They are associated, directly or indirectly, in a process that contributes to atherosclerosis, hypertension,...
Aquaporins (AQPs) are water channels that mediate the efficient movement of water across the membrane. Among different AQPs, AQP4 is the predominant water channel in the brain and is thought to play a...