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Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA): An Ancient Nutrient for the Modern Human Brain

Joanne Bradbury

Nutrients

Modern humans have evolved with a staple source of preformed docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the diet. An important turning point in human evolution was the discovery of high-quality, easily digested...

Reducing Sodium in Foods: The Effect on Flavor

Djin Gie Liem, Fatemeh Miremadi, Russell Keast

Nutrients

Sodium is an essential micronutrient and, via salt taste, appetitive. High consumption of sodium is, however, related to negative health effects such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and...

The Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool (MDAT): The Creation, Validation, and Reliability of a Tool to Assess Child Development in Rural African Settings

Melissa Gladstone, Gillian Lancaster, Eric Umar +4

PLoS Medicine

A culturally relevant developmental assessment tool, the MDAT, has been created for use in African settings and shows good reliability, validity, and sensitivity for identification of children with...

Structure of the outer membrane complex of a type IV secretion system

Vidya Chandran, Rémi Fronzes, S. Duquerroy +3

Nature

Physical and nutritional impact of fortification of corn starch-based extruded snacks with common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) flour: Effects of bean addition and extrusion cooking

Alex A. Anton, R. Gary Fulcher, Susan D. Arntfield

Food Chemistry

Effect of annealing on the molecular structure and physicochemical properties of starches from different botanical origins – A review

Lahiru N. Jayakody, R. Hoover

Carbohydrate Polymers

Encapsulation of Food Ingredients Using Nanoliposome Technology

M. R. Mozafari, Kianoush Khosravi‐Darani, G. Gokce Borazan +3

International Journal of Food Properties

Nanoliposomes are microscopic vesicles composed of phospholipid bilayers entrapping one or more aqueous compartments. Their unique properties have triggered numerous applications in several...

Adlercreutzia equolifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., an equol-producing bacterium isolated from human faeces, and emended description of the genus Eggerthella

T. Maruo, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Carmen Antônia Sanches Ito +2

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Nine strains capable of metabolizing isoflavones to equol were isolated from human faeces. Four of the strains were characterized by determining phenotypic and biochemical features and their...

Water deficit effects on Salvia officinalis fatty acids and essential oils composition

Iness Bettaieb, Nesrine Zakhama, Wissem Aidi Wannes +2

Scientia Horticulturae

Oral Treatment with Live <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> Inhibits the Allergic Airway Response in Mice

Paul Forsythe, Mark D. Inman, John Bienenstock

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Oral treatment with live L. reuteri can attenuate major characteristics of an asthmatic response in a mouse model of allergic airway inflammation. These results suggest that oral treatment with...

Are urban children really healthier? Evidence from 47 developing countries

Ellen Van de Poel, Owen O’Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer

Social Science & Medicine

Pasting and rheological properties of waxy corn starch as affected by guar gum and xanthan gum

Piyada Achayuthakan, Manop Suphantharika

Carbohydrate Polymers

Rutin and flavonoid contents in three buckwheat species Fagopyrum esculentum, F. tataricum, and F. homotropicum and their protective effects against lipid peroxidation

Peiyuan Jiang, Frank J. Burczynski, Clayton G. Campbell +3

Food Research International

Volatile components of Zalema white wines

Manuela Gómez-Míguez, Juan Cacho, Vicente Ferreira +2

Food Chemistry

Oral Supplementation with Lactobacillus casei Subspecies rhamnosus Prevents Enteric Colonization by Candida Species in Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Study

Paolo Manzoni, M. Mostert, MariaLisa Leonessa +5

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Orally administered L. casei subspecies rhamnosus significantly reduces the incidence and the intensity of enteric colonization by Candida species among very low birth weight neonates.

Acrylamide: Review of Toxicity Data and Dose-Response Analyses for Cancer and Noncancer Effects

Annette M. Shipp, Gregory A. Lawrence, R.P. Gentry +7

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Acrylamide (ACR) is used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides and has recently been shown to form when foods, typically containing certain nutrients, are cooked at normal cooking temperatures (e.g.,...

Contribution of volatile compounds to mango (Mangifera indica L.) aroma

Jorge A. Pino, Judith Mesa

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Consideration of the odour detection thresholds of mango volatile compounds and their concentrations in the fruit (odour activity values) in 20 cultivars indicated that the compounds potentially most...

Fate of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Typhimurium on Carrots and Radishes Grown in Fields Treated with Contaminated Manure Composts or Irrigation Water

Mahbub Ul Islam, Jennie Morgan, Michael P. Doyle +3

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Three different types of compost, PM-5 (poultry manure compost), 338 (dairy cattle manure compost), and NVIRO-4 (alkaline-pH-stabilized dairy cattle manure compost), and irrigation water were...

Evaluation of common organic solvents for gas chromatographic analysis and stability of multiclass pesticide residues

Kateřina Maštovská, Steven J. Lehotay

Journal of Chromatography A

Intracellular Copper Transport in Mammals

Joseph R. Prohaska, Anna A. Gybina

Journal of Nutrition

Dietary Magnesium Intake in Relation to Plasma Insulin Levels and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Yiqing Song, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring +1

Diabetes Care

These findings support a protective role of higher intake of magnesium in reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially in overweight women.

In vitro anti-proliferative activities of ellagic acid

Jack N. Losso, Rishipal R. Bansode, A TRAPPEYII +2

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Structure of Shiga Toxin Type 2 (Stx2) from Escherichia coli O157:H7

M.E. Fraser, M. Fujinaga, M.M. Cherney +4

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Several serotypes of Escherichia coli produce protein toxins closely related to Shiga toxin (Stx) from Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1. These Stx-producing E. coli cause outbreaks of hemorrhagic...

Estimating the global burden of thalassogenic diseases: human infectious diseases caused by wastewater pollution of the marine environment

Hillel I. Shuval

Journal of Water and Health

This paper presents a preliminary attempt at obtaining an order-of-magnitude estimate of the global burden of disease (GBD) of human infectious diseases associated with swimming/bathing in coastal...

Treatment and prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis

Jane S. Lee, Richard A. Polin

Seminars in Neonatology

Decreased shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by cattle following vaccination with type III secreted proteins

Andrew Potter, Sandra Klashinsky, Yuling Li +9

Vaccine

Inhibitory substances produced by Lactobacilli isolated from sourdoughs—a review

Winy Messens, Luc De Vuyst

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Comparison of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and conventional pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a prospective study

Matthijs Oudkerk, Edwin JR van Beek, Piotr A. Wielopolski +4

The Lancet

Phytochemical and nutritional significance of cactus pear

Florian C. Stintzing, Andreas Schieber, Reinhold Carle

European Food Research and Technology

First confirmation in red wine of products resulting from direct anthocyanin-tannin reactions

Sophie Remy, H�l�ne Fulcrand, Benoît Labarbe +2

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Analysis of wine fractions before and after thiolysis confirmed the occurrence in red wine of direct reactions between anthocyanins and tannins established earlier in model solutions. Results showed...

Pathophysiology and treatment of haemodynamic instability in acute pulmonary embolism: the pivotal role of pulmonary vasoconstriction

Yvo M. Smulders

Cardiovascular Research

Acute massive pulmonary embolism has a high mortality rate. Fatal haemodynamic deterioration is caused by an acute increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Traditionally, the degree of mechanical...

n−3 Fatty acid supplements in rheumatoid arthritis

Joel M. Kremer

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Substituting Walnuts for Monounsaturated Fat Improves the Serum Lipid Profile of Hypercholesterolemic Men and Women

Daniel Zambón, Joan Sabaté, Sonia Edith Muñoz +5

Annals of Internal Medicine

Substituting walnuts for part of the mono-unsaturated fat in a cholesterol-lowering Mediterranean diet further reduced total and LDL cholesterol levels in men and women with hypercholesterolemia.

Comparison of Enoxaparin and Warfarin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Disease After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Evaluation During Hospitalization and Three Months After Discharge*

Clifford W. Colwell, Dennis K. Collis, ROLF PAULSON +4

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Inpatient programs providing treatment with either enoxaparin (thirty milligrams every twelve hours) or adjusted-dose warfarin for a mean of 7.3 days afforded protection against venous thromboembolic...

Development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection of toxigenic<i>Vibrio cholerae</i>O1 and O139

Katsuaki Hoshino, S Yamasaki, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay +6

FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay was developed for concurrent detection of rfb sequences specific for the O1 and the O139 serogroups of Vibrio cholerae and for ctxA specific sequences. The...

Immunonutrition: the role of ω-3 fatty acids

J. Wesley Alexander

Nutrition

Hemoglobin Adducts of Acrylamide and Acrylonitrile in Laboratory Workers, Smokers and Nonsmokers

Emma Bergmark

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Acrylamide is a chemical which is extensively used in research laboratories for the preparation of polyacrylamide gels for electrophoresis (PAGE). Blood samples were collected from laboratory...

The invasion‐associated type III system of <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> directs the translocation of Sip proteins into the host cell

Carmen M. Collazo, Jorge E. Galán

Molecular Microbiology

The ability of Salmonella typhimurium to interact with host cells is largely dependent on the function of a type III protein-secretion system encoded at centisome 63 of its chromosome. We have shown...

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome interacts with early endosomes and is accessible to exogenously administered transferrin.

Daniel L. Clemens, Marcus A. Horwitz

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Previous studies have demonstrated that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome in human monocyte-derived macrophages acquires markers of early and late endosomes, but direct evidence of interaction...

Low Urinary Sodium Is Associated With Greater Risk of Myocardial Infarction Among Treated Hypertensive Men

Michael H. Alderman, Shantha Madhavan, Hillel W. Cohen +2

Hypertension

A sodium-reduced diet is frequently recommended for hypertensive individuals. To determine the relationship of sodium intake to subsequent cardiovascular disease, we assessed the experience of...

Acrylamide: a review of its genotoxicity and an assessment of heritable genetic risk

Kerry L. Dearfield, George R. Douglas, U.H. Ehling +3

Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis

Significance of bile salt hydrolytic activities of lactobacilli

Ive De Smet, L. Van Hoorde, M. Vande Woestyne +2

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity was shown to be constitutive and substrate-specific: the BSH isogenic Lactobacillus plantarum wild type (LP80 WT) and BSH overproducing LP80 (pCBH1) strains...

Glass Transitions and Water-Food Structure Interactions

Louise Slade, Harry Levine

Advances in food and nutrition research

A Noninvasive Strategy for the Treatment of Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Russell D. Hull

Archives of Internal Medicine

Our findings indicate that the clinician has a practical noninvasive strategy in patients with adequate cardiorespiratory reserve and nondiagnostic lung scans that (1) avoids pulmonary angiography,...

Flagellin gene typing of Campylobacter jejuni by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

Irving Nachamkin, Kathleen Bohachick, C M Patton

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

We developed and studied a molecular typing approach for Campylobacter spp. with restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the flagellin gene flaA in C. jejuni. Using polymerase...

Proteolytic Enzymes and Their Relation to Cheese Ripening and Flavor: An Overview

Servaas Visser

Journal of Dairy Science

Proteolytic events taking place during cheese ripening are described, and the characteristics of the various proteolytic systems involved are reviewed. Some emphasis is placed on the proteolytic...

By how much does dietary salt reduction lower blood pressure? I--Analysis of observational data among populations.

M R Law, Chris Frost, Nicholas Wald

BMJ

The association of blood pressure with sodium intake is substantially larger than is generally appreciated and increases with age and initial blood pressure.

Leptomyxid ameba, a new agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and animals

Govinda S. Visvesvara, A. J. Martinez, Frederick L. Schuster +4

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Amebae belonging to the order Leptomyxida are regarded as innocuous soil organisms incapable of infecting mammals. We report here the isolation of a leptomyxid ameba from the brain of a pregnant...

Effect of fructo‐oligosaccharides on intestinal microflora

Tomotari MITSUOKA, Hidemasa Hidaka, Toshiaki Eida

Food / Nahrung

Fructo-oligosaccharides are widely distributed in plants such as onions, asparagus, wheat etc., and obtained from sucrose by the action of fructosyltransferase. They are not hydrolyzed by human...