Federal University of São Paulo

About: Federal University of São Paulo is a education organization based out in São Paulo, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 27971 authors who have published 49365 publications receiving 935536 citations. The organization is also known as: Universidade Federal de São Paulo & Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo.

The relationship between oral habits and malocclusion in preschool children

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Avaliar como o desenvolvimento de habitos bucais deleterios e os problemas de fala afetam a oclusao dentaria em pre-escolares. METODOS: Foi constituida a amostra probabilistica por 2.139 criancas de ambos os sexos, na faixa etaria de 3 a 5 anos, matriculadas em instituicoes publicas ou privadas do Municipio de Bauru, SP, Brasil. Foi desenvolvido estudo transversal em duas etapas: exame de oclusao e questionario socioeconomico. A classificacao de Angle foi adotada para avaliacao de aspectos morfologicos da oclusao, observando-se tambem trespasse horizontal e vertical, espacamento/apinhamento, mordida aberta anterior, mordida cruzada total, mordida cruzada anterior e mordida cruzada posterior uni ou bilateral. Uma subamostra de 618 criancas apresentou resposta ao questionario sobre habitos bucais, saude infantil e informacoes sobre condicoes socioeconomicas. RESULTADOS: A prevalencia de ma oclusao foi de 51,3% para o sexo masculino e 56,9% para o sexo feminino, sem variacao quanto ao sexo. A maior prevalencia de ma oclusao foi verificada no grupo etario de tres anos, decrescendo significantemente com a idade (p<0,05). CONCLUSOES: Entre os fatores ambientais estudados, o habito de succao de chupeta foi o mais importante na associacao com ma oclusao (OR=5,46), seguido da succao digital (OR=1,54). Dificuldades na fala nao apresentaram relacao com a ma oclusao.

Effect of Acute Physical Exercise on Patients with Chronic Primary Insomnia

Abstract: Study Objectives:The aim was to assess and to compare the acute effects of three different modalities of physical exercise on sleep pattern of patients with chronic primary insomnia.Methods:Forty-e...

Visfatin, glucose metabolism and vascular disease: a review of evidence

Abstract: The adipose tissue is an endocrine organ producing substances called adipocytokines that have different effects on lipid metabolism, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk. Visfatin was recently described as an adipocytokine with potentially important effects on glucose metabolism and atherosclerosis. Visfatin has been linked to several inflammatory conditions, beta cell function, and cardiovascular disease. The growing number of publications on the subject shall bring further evidence about this adipocytokine. Its findings may contribute in the identification of higher risk individuals for diabetes and cardiovascular disease with a better comprehension about the complex intercorrelation between adiposity, glucose metabolism and vascular disease.

Molecular phylogeny of the Myxobolus and Henneguya genera with several new South American species

Abstract: The present study consists of a detailed phylogenetic analysis of myxosporeans of the Myxobolus and Henneguya genera, including sequences from 12 Myxobolus/Henneguya species, parasites of South American pimelodids, bryconids and characids. Maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses, based on 18 S rDNA gene sequences, showed that the strongest evolutionary signal is the phylogenetic affinity of the fish hosts, with clustering mainly occurring according to the order and/or family of the host. Of the 12 South American species studied here, six are newly described infecting fish from the Brazilian Pantanal wetland. Henneguya maculosus n. sp. and Myxobolus flavus n. sp. were found infecting both Pseudoplatystoma corruscans and Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum; Myxobolus aureus n. sp. and Myxobolus pantanalis n. sp. were observed parasitizing Salminus brasiliensis and Myxobolus umidus n. sp. and Myxobolus piraputangae n. sp. were detected infecting Brycon hilarii.