H éctor Fernández-Álvarez (1944-2023)
This article memorializes Héctor Fernández-Álvarez (1944-2023). Héctor was an exceptional mentor, therapist, supervisor, professor, researcher, author, and leader, as well as a beloved brother, partner, father, and grandfather. The consummate renaissance person who embraced all manners of cultural expressions through an intentional wanderlust, he sought to understand all forms of human suffering and to alleviate senseless ones. Héctor's career spanned well over 5 decades. He received a licenciatura degree in 1967 from the University of Buenos Aires and a PhD in 1995 from the National University of San Luis, Argentina....
Source: The American Psychologist - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andr és J Consoli Beatriz G ómez Mar ía Del Pilar Grazioso Sergi Corbella Source Type: research
Chlamydia psittaci Screening of Animal Workers from Argentina Exposed to Carrier Birds
AbstractDifferent syndromes are involved in human psittacosis (flu-like syndrome, atypical pneumonia up to lacrimal gland lymphoma). Diagnostic methods include serology, culture, and PCR. The rate ofChlamydia psittaci (Cp) positive tests among exposed workers is still unknown. Our study aimed to assess the rate of positive tests among workers who have contact with carrier birds in natural reserves from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Secondary aims were to analyze risk factors linked to these outcomes and the occurrence of signs that suggest psittacosis. Nasopharyngeal swabs and serum pairs were collected from employees who had i...
Source: EcoHealth - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Occurrence of area postrema syndrome during follow-up: phenotype and influence over NMOSD activity in LATAM in real-world settings
ConclusionsOur findings indicate that 18.3% of NMOSD patients developed APS during the follow-up period, with most patients fulfilling criteria for severe APS. The inflammatory activity decreased after the onset of APS compared to the previous year. (Source: Journal of Neurology)
Source: Journal of Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Phylodynamic analysis of foot-and-mouth disease virus evolution in Mar Chiquita, Argentina
AbstractFoot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, resulting in considerable economic losses. Its causal agent is foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), a picornavirus. Due to its error-prone replication and rapid evolution, the transmission and evolutionary dynamics of FMDV can be studied using genomic epidemiological approaches. To analyze FMDV evolution and identify possible transmission routes in an Argentinean region, field samples that tested positive for FMDV by PCR were obtained from 21 farms located in the Mar Chiquita district. Whole FMDV genome sequences were obtained by...
Source: Archives of Virology - April 17, 2024 Category: Virology Source Type: research
How a young physicist’s job move helped Argentina join the ATLAS collaboration
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01050-3A stint at CERN exposed María Teresa Dova to longstanding collaborators and mentors, culminating in a successful bid to join a landmark project. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Julie Gould Source Type: research
Identification and antifungal activity of halophilic bacteria isolated from saline soils in Campeche, M éxico
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024 Apr 12:S0325-7541(24)00023-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2024.02.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhytopathogenic fungi Alternaria alternata and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides cause diseases in plant tissues as well as significant postharvest losses. The use of chemical fungicides for their control has negative effects on health and the environment. Secondary metabolites from halophilic bacteria are a promising alternative for new antifungal compounds. In the present study, halophilic bacteria were isolated and characterized from two sites with saline soils called branquizales in Campeche, Mexico. A to...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - April 13, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Miguel Á Guerra-Camacho Mar ía C Magaña-Tzuc Arely A Vargas-D íaz Hilda V Silva-Rojas Marcela Gamboa-Angulo Source Type: research
Pine needle abortions in cattle due to consumption of Pinus ponderosa in Argentina: Case reports
Toxicon. 2024 Apr 11;242:107712. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107712. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTwo outbreaks of pine needle abortions in cattle are here reported for the first time in Argentina. The cases occurred in Chubut and Neuquén provinces in the Patagonia region, causing 29.6% and 9% of abortions in each herd respectively. In both outbreaks, the dams were in the last third of gestation, and, due to a period of cold, snow and lack of available forage, they gained access to Pinus ponderosa and Pinus contorta forests. No pathological lesions, serological, molecular, or microbiological evidence of infectious causes...
Source: Toxicon - April 13, 2024 Category: Toxicology Authors: A Martinez R Apostolo R Herrera D Gardner L Borrelli G Zabaleta C Robles J Ferrer ía Source Type: research
IMPROVE 2022 International Meeting on Pathway ‐Related Obesity: Vision of Excellence
SummaryNearly 90 clinicians and researchers from around the world attended the first IMPROVE 2022 International Meeting on Pathway-Related Obesity. Delegates attended in person or online from across Europe, Argentina and Israel to hear the latest scientific and clinical developments in hyperphagia and severe, early-onset obesity, and set out a vision of excellence for the future for improving the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway-related obesity. The meeting co-chair Peter K ühnen, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, indicated that change was needed with the ...
Source: Clinical Obesity - April 12, 2024 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Peter K ühnen,
Jesús Argente,
Karine Clément,
Hélène Dollfus,
Béatrice Dubern,
Sadaf Farooqi,
Corjan de Groot,
Annette Grüters,
Jens‐Christian Holm,
Mark Hopkins,
Lotte Kleinendorst,
Antje Körner,
David Meeker,
Mikael Rydén,
Julia Tags: CONFERENCE PROCEEDING Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 1760: Adsorption of Ciprofloxacin on Clay Minerals in Argentinian Santa Rosa-Corrientes Soils
o Sainz-Díaz
The presence of antibiotics in soils is increasing drastically in last decades due to the intensive farming industry and excessive human consumption. Clay minerals are one of the soil components with great adsorption capacity for organic pollutants. The study of interactions between antibiotics and mineral surfaces will give us scientific knowledge of these pollutants through soils. In this work, we study the adsorption of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin in the clay mineral fraction of soils from the Argentinian zone of Santa Rosa (Corrientes), in a collaborative research of experiments and atomistic modelli...
Source: Molecules - April 12, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Nelly L. Jorge Mar ía V. Garrafa Jorge M. Romero Mar ía J. Jorge Lilian C. Jorge Mario R. Delfino Yumeida V. Meruvia-Rojas Alfonso Hern ández-Laguna C. Ignacio Sainz-D íaz Tags: Article Source Type: research
Re: Epidemiology of giant cell arteritis in Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand
N Z Med J. 2024 Apr 12;137(1593):93-95. doi: 10.26635/6965.6568.ABSTRACTThe interest in epidemiological data on giant cell arteritis (GCA) increased both in New Zealand and in Latin America, resulting in updated articles like those here commented. Of more relevance are two very recent contributions by van Dantzig et al. with novel conclusive findings from their evaluations on GCA performed in the region of Waikato. The authors emphasised that the diagnosis of GCA remained stable in this region from 2014 to 2022, being uncommon among Māori, Pacific peoples and Asian ethnic groups. Short comments on some literature data fro...
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vitorino Modesto Dos Santos Taciana Arruda Modesto Sugai Source Type: research
