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TDP-43/FUS in motor neuron disease: complexity and challenges
(2016-10-01)Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a common motor neuron disease affecting two per 100,000 people worldwide, encompasses at least five distinct pathological subtypes, including, ALS-SOD1, ALS-C9orf72, ALS-TDP-43, ALS-FUS ... -
tempo and mode of allopatric divergence in the weakly electric fish Sternopygus dariensis in the Isthmus of Panama
(2019-12-11)Spatial isolation is one of the main drivers of allopatric speciation, but the extent to which spatiallysegregated populations accumulate genetic differences relevant to speciation is not always clear. We used data from ... -
Thermo-Energetic Study in Blood Infected with Plasmodium falciparum radiated at 2.45GHz
(IEEE, 2019-11-25)Malaria is a disease that affects the world, caused by the parasite Plasmodium which resistance is emerging to medications that usually control it. Therefore, it is essential to seek alternative treatments like this one, ... -
Tuberculosis remains a challenge despite economic growth in Panama
(2014-03-01)Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease associated with inequality, and wise investment of economic resources is considered critical to its control. Panama has recently secured its status as an upper-middle-income country with ... -
Utilidad de la escala de depresión geriátrica en adultos mayores atendidos en el servicio de geriatría de la caja de seguro social
(Revista Médico Científica, 2017-11-23)INTRODUCCIÓN. La depresión en pacientes geriátricos consiste de síntomas y características clínicas específicas que representan una condición grave que predispone a alteraciones en la funcionalidad de esta población. La ... -
Vacuolar Targeting of Cry1Ac and its Effects on Expression and Stability in Tobacco.
(2014-07-01)Increasing heterologous expression of delta endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis in transgenic plants is being actively pursued as a means to increase their efficacy and to delay insect resistance. To examine if vacuoles ... -
VianniaTopes: a database of predicted immunogenic peptides for Leishmania (Viannia) species
(2018-09-21)Leishmania is a protozoan parasite causing several disease presentations collectively known as leishmaniasis. Pathogenic species of Leishmania are divided into two subgenera, L. (Leishmania) and L. (Viannia). Species ... -
Volatile organic compounds associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection in vitro
(2017-05-02)Background: In order to identify new ways to prevent transmission of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, efforts have been made to understand how insects are attracted to humans. Vector-host interaction studies have ... -
Water quality effects of intermittent water supply in Arraiján, Panama
(2017-05-01)Intermittent drinking water supply is common in low- and middle-income countries throughout the world and can cause waterquality to degrade in the distribution system.In this study,we characterized waterquality in one study ... -
Whole Genome Sequencing Allows Better Understanding of the Evolutionary Historyof Leptospira interrogans Serovar Hardjo
(2016-07-21)The genome of a laboratory-adapted strain of Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjo was sequenced and analyzed. Comparison of the sequenced genome with that recently published for a field isolate of the same serovar revealed ... -
α-Glucosidase Inhibitor Isolated from Blechum pyramidatum
(2018-02-28)Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb. is a species of extensive medicinal use in the American continent. In fact, antidiabetic and anticancer preparations from this plant have been patented in Mexico, even though their active ... -
α-Glucosidase inhibitors from a mangrove associated fungus, Zasmidium sp. strain EM5-10
(2019-02-07)Mangroves plants and their endophytes represent a natural source of novel and bioactive compounds. In our ongoing research on mangrove endophytes from the Panamanian Pacifc Coast, we have identifed several bio‑ active ... -
α-Synuclein misfolding versus aggregation relevance to Parkinson’s disease: Critical assessment and modeling
(2015-06-01)α-Synuclein, an abundant and conserved presynaptic brain protein, is implicated as a critical factor in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The aggregation of α-synuclein isbelieved to be a critical event in the isease process. ...