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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ana Clara Duran, Melissa Mialon, Eric Crosbie, Melissa Lorena Jensen, Jennifer L. Harris, Carolina Batis, Camila Corvalan, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Summary: The article discusses the impact of the food environment on childhood obesity and suggests solutions. It highlights the insufficient data on unhealthy food environments in Latin American countries and among Latino children living in the United States. The study calls for the establishment of a healthy food environment, proposing solutions and identifying research priorities to address obesity in these populations.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
David Berrigan, S. Sonia Arteaga, Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, Lisa G. Rosas, Rafael Monge-Rojas, Teresia M. O'Connor, Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Elizabeth F. S. Roberts, Brisa Sanchez, Martha Maria Tellez-Rojo, Susan Vorkoper
Summary: Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem in Latin America and the United States. Improving measurement tools, enhancing collaboration, and increasing measurement accuracy are key in tackling this issue effectively.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mireya Vilar-Compte, Arturo Bustamante, Nancy Lopez-Olmedo, Pablo Gaitan-Rossi, Jaqueline Torres, Karen E. Peterson, Graciela Teruel, Rafael Perez-Escamilla
Summary: International migration has economic and health consequences. Acculturation in the receiving country may be related to childhood obesity. Utilizing the Community Energy Balance (CEB) conceptual framework, the study examines the relationship between migration and childhood obesity in Mexican households with international migrants. The study suggests that children in migrant networks are at higher risk of developing overweight and obesity, indicating a significant relationship between childhood obesity and international migration in Mexican households. Binational health programs such as Ventanillas de Salud (VDS) show promise in addressing childhood obesity in a culturally sensitive environment.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Deborah Salvo, Diana C. Parra, Alejandra Jauregui, Eugen Resendiz, Armando Garcia-Olvera, Daniel Velazquez, Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, Adriano A. Hino, Harold W. (Bill) Kohl, Michael Pratt, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Juan A. Rivera
Summary: The study found that research productivity on childhood obesity is high in Latin America and among the Latino population in the United States, but research capacity in physical activity lags behind. It is recommended to invest in all domains of research capacity and in all relevant topics to achieve effective cross-border collaboration for childhood obesity prevention.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Leandro M. T. Garcia, Ruth F. Hunter, Kayla de la Haye, Christina D. Economos, Abby C. King
Summary: This article presents an action-oriented conceptual framework for preventing childhood obesity in Latin America and Latino populations in the United States, including six stages and ten principles. Each stage includes specific activities, methods, and examples that can be used as a guide for achieving the expected results.
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Clinical Neurology
Maria de las Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Maria Elisabeth Cieri, Charlene Butler, Eduardo Cuestas
Summary: A software tool was developed to predict the weight of children with cerebral palsy using measurements of body segments, GMFCS, and age. This tool can be used in clinical practice when direct weight measurements are not feasible.
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Wei Perng, Alejandra Cantoral, Diana C. Soria-Contreras, Larissa Betanzos-Robledo, Katarzyna Kordas, Yun Liu, Ana M. Mora, Camila Corvalan, Anita Pereira, Marly Augusto Cardoso, Jorge E. Chavarro, Carrie Breton, John D. Meeker, Kim G. Harley, Brenda Eskenazi, Karen E. Peterson, Martha Maria Tellez-Rojo
Summary: This study summarized the literature on the role of endocrine disruptors in the etiology of obesity among Latino youth, placing the results within a bio-behavioral life course framework to identify exposure-outcome relationships and discuss potential early prevention pathways.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Guadalupe X. Ayala, Rafael Monge-Rojas, Abby C. King, Ruth Hunter, Jerica M. Berge
Summary: The article discusses the relationship between obesity and the environment in which children live, with a focus on factors such as parenting strategies in the home environment. Research shows that social factors have a significant impact on children's health behaviors and obesity risk, and the article presents some intervention strategies and future research directions in this area.
Article
Anthropology
Jorge Pavez Ojeda
Summary: This article explores the violence and forced disappearances during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile from 1973 to 1990. It focuses on the war of images surrounding these atrocities, where attempts to normalize disappearances and hide violence are countered by efforts to make them visible and prevent erasure from historical memory. The article examines how the bodies of the victims become images in social memory through art, cinema, anthropology, and the law, and explores the manipulation of time and memory through concealment and the use of images. Drawing upon Walter Benjamin's concept of dialectical images, the article argues that images of the dead can challenge and disrupt the necropolitical control over memory.
JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ANTHROPOLOGY
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Carlos Ochoa Sangrador, Jose Ramon Garmendia Leiza, Maria Jose Perez Boillos, Fernando Pastrana Ara, Maria del Pilar Lorenzo Lobato, Jesus Maria Andres de Llano
Summary: This study evaluated the increase in mortality associated with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic in the autonomous community of Castilla y Leon, Spain. It found that there was an increase in mortality in March 2020 compared to previous years, with a 39% increase for men and 28% increase for women. Although the increase in mortality was general, it varied by sex, age group, and province.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jorge Enrique Rojas-Rivera, Alberto Ortiz Arduan
Summary: Primary membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune kidney disease and the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, with the majority of cases caused by antibodies. Recent studies have shown that biological agents targeting autoantibody-producing cells are effective in controlling the disease. This review summarizes key concepts about the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of primary membranous nephropathy.
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Clinical Neurology
Cristina Garcia-Bravo, Rosa Maria Martinez-Piedrola, Sara Garcia-Bravo, Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas, Marta Perez-De-Heredia-Torres, Domingo Palacios-Cena
Summary: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of parents with children diagnosed with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (SPMD) in relation to the diagnostic process, treatment, and medical care. Through in-depth interviews and researcher observations, five themes were identified: diagnostic process, treatment expectations, family planning, disability world, and family economy. These results can be used by healthcare professionals to assist and support parents.
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Marco Lopez Zubizarreta, Rosa Cordovilla Perez, Aldo Mateo Torracchi, Virginia Guevara Velazquez
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the reliability of PET/CT in a population exposed to mining activities who had undergone endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) for the diagnosis and/or staging of lung cancer. The results showed that lymph nodes larger than 1 cm and PET/CT uptake with maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) over 2.5 were independent risk factors for malignancy in non-exposed patients, but not in exposed patients. Therefore, PET/CT has diagnostic limitations for lung cancer in individuals with occupational exposure to mining.
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Anthropology
Analiese M. Richard
Summary: The judicialization of environmental conflicts in Mexico has led to a higher demand for legal evidence of environmental damages and risks. This article examines how volunteer scientists collaborate with local communities to identify technical errors and develop countermeasures to contest projects in court. The case study of the Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park highlights the evolving relationship between science, environmental governance, and political mobilization in Latin America.
JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ANTHROPOLOGY
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Lady del Rosario Calle Pascual, Giampierre Garcia Castillo, Luis Pavel Palomino Quispe, Patricia Maria del Pilar Vega Gonzalez, Yuliana Yessy Gomez Rutti
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the connection between the quality of diet and sports performance in athletes with Down syndrome from the Peruvian futsal team. The findings showed that 52.9% of the players had a risky diet, 41.2% had unhealthy diet, and only 5.9% had a healthy diet. Furthermore, 76% of the players demonstrated good sports performance, while 24% had regular performance. The conclusion is that there is a direct link between diet quality and sports performance, with athletes with Down syndrome who have a healthy diet exhibiting higher performance.
NUTRICION CLINICA Y DIETETICA HOSPITALARIA
(2023)
