Obesity is an important nutritional deviation that is exponentially increasing in Brazil and in the world, becoming a public health problem.The World Health Organization verified in 2005 that 1.6 billion people above 15 years old were overweight and 400 million Media Control Panel were obese.Among children, 20 million were overweight.Amongst the di
Invasion by common reed in peri-urban wetlands does not affect insectivorous bat activity, despite a negative effect on prey abundance
Common reed (Phragmites australis), an exotic invasive plant in North America, alters wetlands and thus affects the abundance, development and behavior of many animal species.We evaluated the effect of common Table Lamp reed invasion on 1) the abundance of nocturnal flying insects, and 2) the activity of one of their predators, insectivorous bats.A
Bridelia ferruginea phytocompounds interact with SARS-COV-2 drug targets: Experimental validation of corilagin contribution
The high mutation rate of SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA has made COVID-19 more difficult to eradicate using currently available interventions.Hence, newer pharmaceutical strategies must be developed, especially those generally complementary and alternative medicines.In the current study, basket stem bark of Bridelia ferruginea Benth is presented as plausi