Carta al editor. Tributo a María Helena Henao y Jaime Moreno: a la memoria de María Helena Henao. Caruquia

María Luisa

Carta al editor.

A Tribute to José María (“Chema”) Cantú

José María ("Chema") Cantú (1938-2007), born in Mexico, was a pioneering, loved and respected leader in medical and human genetics and bioethics in Latin America. He graduated as a physician in Mexico and then trained in medical and human genetics in France and the United States. He was instrumental in developing a first-rate research, training and genetic services program in medical and human ...

Segunda parte: Sistemas de memoria de largo plazo: Memoria episódica, sistemas de memoria no declarativa y memoria de trabajo

According to recent evidence, memory can be conceptualized as a series of subsystems working together to reach the same final goal. In the present time, most authors coincide in proposing a main division or long-term memory systems in mammals. This division separates memory in two categories: declarative and not declarative, often conceptualized also as explicit and implicit memories, respectiv...

Helena Macedo

This supplement aims to disseminate results obtained from the fi rst dietary survey carried out in Brazil, in which food records for two non-consecutive days were obtained for each interviewee. The supplement contains six studies which address aspects linked to analyzing the prevalence of consumption of different foods, inadequate intake in different age groups, guidelines for analyzing the sam...