The aim of this study was to characterise the intra and extra-oral phenotype associated with agenesis of the permanent maxillary lateral incisor. We compared three groups: (1) subjects with agenesis of one or both permanent maxillary lateral incisors (n=80); (2) first and second degree relatives of group 1 with no agenesis of the permanent maxillary lateral incisor and (3) subjects with no agenesis of th...

Human interaction and physical environmental factors are part of the stimuli presented to laboratory animals everyday, influencing their behaviour and physiology and contributing to their welfare. Certain environmental conditions and routine procedures in the animal facility might induce stress responses and when the animal is unable to maintain its homeostasis in the presence of a particular stressor, t...

Higher values of red ceildistribution width (RDW) may be associated with adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure and in those with stable coronary artery disease. We assessed the hypothesis that higher RDW values are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). BACKGROUND: Higher values of red ceildistribution width (RDW) may be associated with ...

Introdução: Os ferimentos autoinfligidos (NSSI) são comportamentos relativamente frequentes entre estudantes universitárias e parecem estar muitas vezes associados a dificuldades de regulação emocional, comportamento alimentar disfuncional e pouco investimento no corpo. Objetivos: Este estudo procurou avaliar e caracterizar a frequência de ferimentos autoinfligidos numa amostra de estudantes universi...