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Joana Carvalho

Researcher at University of Porto

Publications -  210
Citations -  9311

Joana Carvalho is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 186 publications receiving 5808 citations. Previous affiliations of Joana Carvalho include Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto & Universidade Lusófona.

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Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

María Yáñez-Mó, +72 more
- 14 May 2015 - 
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the current understanding of the physiological roles of EVs is provided, drawing on the unique EV expertise of academia-based scientists, clinicians and industry based in 27 European countries, the United States and Australia.
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Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

Bin Zhou, +1144 more
- 11 Sep 2021 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a Bayesian hierarchical model was used to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and the proportion of people with hypertension who had a previous diagnosis (detection), who were taking medication for hypertension (treatment), and whose hypertension was controlled to below 140/90 mm Hg (control).
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Evidence-Based Clinical Use of Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles in Nanomedicine

Stefano Fais, +37 more
- 15 Mar 2016 - 
TL;DR: The high potential of nanosized EVs for both diagnostic and therapeutic areas of nanomedicine, as demonstrated by the European Network on Microvesicles and Exosomes in Health and Disease (ME-HAD), is demonstrated.
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European Association of Urology Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health-2021 Update: Male Sexual Dysfunction.

Andrea Salonia, +20 more
- 01 Sep 2021 - 
TL;DR: The European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on male sexual health were updated in March 2019, with a last comprehensive update in January 2019 as mentioned in this paper, with a systematic review of the evidence or a consensus opinion from the expert panel.
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Exercise effects on bone mineral density in older adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Elisa A. Marques, +2 more
- 01 Dec 2012 - 
TL;DR: Consistency among results for low-impact and resistance exercise studies on LS and FN, although non-significant BMD changes were evident amongst these types of protocols at any site and amongst the RCTs that provided a combined loading impact exercise at FN.