Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Photobiomodulation therapy and postoperative recovery after abdominoplasty: a non-randomized pilot study

Abstract Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been proposed as a non-invasive therapeutic strategy to support wound healing and modulate oxidative and inflammatory responses. However, clinical data evaluating its effects in the postoperative period of abdominoplasty remain limited. This...

DOPAL links dopamine dysregulation to neurodegeneration: a translational systematic review and meta-analysis

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL) is the most reactive dopamine (DA)-derived aldehyde and has been implicated in selective dopaminergic neurodegeneration in α-synucleinopathies, including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA). Here, we present the first...

Common genetic mechanisms between obesity and COVID-19 severity: unravelling pleiotropic loci and biological pathways

Abstract COVID-19 and obesity are complex conditions marked by immune and metabolic dysfunction, with the former still ranking among the leading causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide and the latter reaching pandemic proportions. Clinical evidence consistently shows t...