The specificity of Babesia-tick vector interactions: recent advances and pitfalls in molecular and field studies

Abstract Background Babesia spp.are protozoan parasites of great medical and veterinary importance, especially in the northern Hemisphere.Ticks are known vectors of Babesia spp., although some Babesia-tick interactions have not been fully elucidated.Methods The present review was performed to investigate the specificity of Babesia-tick species inte

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The Michelangelo Effect: Art Improves the Performance in a Virtual Reality Task Developed for Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation

The vision of an art masterpiece is associated with brain arousal by neural processes occurring quite spontaneously in the viewer.This aesthetic experience may even elicit a response in the motor areas of the observers.In the neurorehabilitation of patients with stroke, art observation has been used for reducing psychological disorders, and creativ

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Behavioural symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in preterm and term children born small and appropriate for gestational age: A longitudinal study

Abstract Background It remains unclear whether it is more detrimental to be born too early or Dining too small in relation to symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Thus, we tested whether preterm birth and small body size at birth adjusted for gestational age are independently associated with symptoms of ADHD in children.Metho

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