Viral Infections, Are They a Trigger and Risk Factor of Alzheimer's Disease?

MD Rippee-Brooks, W Wu, J Dong, M Pappolla, X Fang… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a progressive and debilitating condition, is reported to be the
most common type of dementia, with at least 55 million people believed to be currently …

Association of HIV-1 infection and antiretroviral therapy with type 2 diabetes in the Hispanic population of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

JC Lopez-Alvarenga, DA Martinez… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) in South Texas has one of the highest prevalence of obesity
and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the United States (US). We report for the first time the T2D …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of diabetes mellitus in the medically underserved Rio Grande Valley

JM Gaddis, E Arellano, K Pulido, T Torres… - Cureus, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) encompasses metabolic disorders characterized by
elevated blood sugar. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associated metrics …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of TGFβ signaling pathway in oxidative stress and diabetic retinopathy

R Rodriguez, K Lowe, M Keniry… - Archives of clinical and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in the US However, not much is
known of underlying molecular mechanism and how oxidative stress contributes to its …

The association between HIV/AIDS and food insecurity at the US–Mexico border: Experiences of low-income patients in the Rio Grande Valley

J Tabler, L Mykyta, JM Nagata - International journal of STD …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
US–Mexico border communities are uniquely vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) transmission given the economic and social challenges these communities face. We …

Relation of steatosis to neurocognitive function in people living with HIV

D Marić, S Brkić, VB Ignjatović… - Current HIV …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: In HIV negative population metabolic syndrome and steatosis are related to
poorer neurocognitive (NC) performance. We investigated if similar relation exists in people …

Viral Infections, a Trigger and Risk Factor of Alzheimer's Disease?

MD Rippee-Brooks, W Wu, J Dong, M Pappolla, X Fang… - 2024 - preprints.org
Abstract Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a progressive and debilitating condition, is reported to be
the most common type of dementia, with at least 55 million people believed to be currently …

Crises of Social Reproduction among Women of Color: The State and Local Politics of Inequality within Neoliberal Capitalism

J McCoy, J Moronez, E Pruneda, E Reese - The Politics of Inequality, 2021 - emerald.com
Communities are critical sites for studying the politics of inequality within neoliberal
capitalism. We illustrate this by providing regional case studies of the enactments and …

Implementing Organic Fertilization Practices to Improve Aloe Vera Growth and Soil Health in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

IE Jaramillo - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Aloe vera (L.)(Aloe) Burm. f., is valued for its applications across the cosmetic,
medicinal, and food industries due to its leaf gel. In the aloe industry, the extraction of gel …

An Effective Model for Establishing a Collaborative for the Treatment of COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley

MM Betancourt-Garcia, AR Arauco-Brown… - Journal of Health Care …, 2021 - muse.jhu.edu
The DHR Health Institute for Research and Development spearheaded a region-wide
initiative to establish a Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Collaborative for early diagnosis …