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Vanessa dos Santos Silva

Researcher at Sao Paulo State University

Publications -  29
Citations -  276

Vanessa dos Santos Silva is an academic researcher from Sao Paulo State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Kidney disease. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 21 publications receiving 210 citations.

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Pleiotropic effects of statins may improve outcomes in atherosclerotic renovascular disease

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared overall survival and renal survival (i.e., time to doubling of serum creatinine or end-stage renal disease) over an 11-year period in 104 ARD patients of whom 68 received statin therapy (group S), because of elevated lipid levels and 36 had no statin (group NS) because of normal lipid profile at entry.
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Effect of Gamma-Oryzanol as Therapeutic Agent to Prevent Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome in Animals Submitted to High Sugar-Fat Diet.

TL;DR: In this paper, Gamma-oryzanol (γOz) was used to prevent cardiovascular and kidney diseases associated with obesity, such as changes in eating habits and/or the addition of dietary components with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.
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Why Medical Schools Are Tolerant of Unethical Behavior

TL;DR: The exposure to unethical and unprofessional behavior is thought to play a major role in the declining empathy experienced by medical students during their training.