Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether current educational strategies
at a dental institution in the United States made a difference in dental hygiene (DNHY) and …

Oxidative stress (OS) has greatly interested the research community in understanding damaging
processes occurring in cells. OS is triggered by an imbalance between reactive oxygen …

Actualmente el conocimiento científico ocupa un lugar fundamental en la sociedad, sin
embargo, la Educación en Ciencias presenta preocupantes falencias relacionadas a la …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic metals without biological function, and its accumulation
in living organisms has been reported. The kidney is a target organ in Cd toxicity; it has …

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an emergent infectious disease that has caused millions of …

Vitamin D is considered an essential micronutrient for human health that is metabolized into
a multifunctional secosteroid hormone. We can synthesize it in the skin through ultraviolet B (…

Mitochondria are complex organelles that orchestrate several functions in the cell. The
primary function recognized is energy production; however, other functions involve the …

Complex molecular mechanisms define our responses to environmental stimuli. Beyond the
DNA sequence itself, epigenetic machinery orchestrates changes in gene expression …

Renal fibrosis is a well-known mechanism that favors chronic kidney disease (CKD)
development in obstructive nephropathy, a significant pathology worldwide. Fibrosis induction …

Ozone (O 3 ) is a reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can interact with cellular components
and cause oxidative stress. Following said logic, if O 3 induces such a stressful milieu, how …