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Dietary long-chain n−3 fatty acids for the prevention of cancer: a review of potential mechanisms

Susanna C. Larsson, Maria Kumlin, Magnus Ingelman‐Sundberg +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Structural Design Principles for Delivery of Bioactive Components in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

David Julian McClements, Eric A. Decker, Yeonhwa Park +1

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

There have been major advances in the design and fabrication of structured delivery systems for the encapsulation of nutraceutical and functional food components. A wide variety of delivery systems...

A Comparison of Six Weeks with Six Months of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after a First Episode of Venous Thromboembolism

Sam Schulman, Ann-Sofie Rhedin, Per Lindmarker +14

New England Journal of Medicine

Six months of prophylactic oral anticoagulation after a first episode of venous thromboembolism led to a lower recurrence rate than did treatment lasting for six weeks. The difference between the two...

Nutritional Indices for Assessing Fatty Acids: A Mini-Review

Jiapeng Chen, Hongbing Liu

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Dietary fats are generally fatty acids that may play positive or negative roles in the prevention and treatment of diseases. In nature, fatty acids occur in the form of mixtures of saturated fatty...

Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis

Joanne Katz, Anne CC Lee, Naoko Kozuki +27

The Lancet

Microwave food processing—A review

S. Chandrasekaran, S. Ramanathan, Tanmay Basak

Food Research International

Intestinal permeability: An overview

Ingvar Bjarnason, Andrew J. Macpherson, Daniel Hollander

Gastroenterology

Diversity in the determinants of food choice: A psychological perspective

E.P. Köster

Food Quality and Preference

Determination of Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate: Collaborative Study

Steven J. Lehotay, Collaborators:, Mary O’Neil +22

Journal of AOAC International

A collaborative study was conducted to determine multiple pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables using a quick, simple, inexpensive, and effective sample preparation method followed by...

Screening of some plants used in the Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases

Fabíola Holetz, Greisiele Lorena Pessini, Neviton Rogério Sanches +3

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Extracts of 13 Brazilian medicinal plants were screened for their antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeasts. Of these, 10 plant extracts showed varied levels of antibacterial activity. Piper...

The glutathione peroxidases

John R. Arthur

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Khalid AlFaleh, Jasim Anabrees

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Enteral supplementation of probiotics prevents severe NEC and all cause mortality in preterm infants. Our updated review of available evidence strongly supports a change in practice. Head to head...

Epidemiology, Genetics, and Ecology of Toxigenic <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>

Shah M. Faruque, M. John Albert, John J. Mekalanos

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Cholera caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae is a major public health problem confronting developing countries, where outbreaks occur in a regular seasonal pattern and are particularly associated with...

A two-component regulatory system (phoP phoQ) controls Salmonella typhimurium virulence.

Samuel I. Miller, A M Kukral, John J. Mekalanos

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

We have determined that Salmonella typhimurium strains with mutations in the positive regulatory locus phoP are markedly attenuated in virulence for BALB/c mice. The DNA sequence for the phoP locus...

Encyclopedia of food microbiology

Batt, Carl A.

Choice Reviews Online

Acetobacter. Acinetobacter. Adenylate Kinase. Aeromonas. Alcaligenes. Alternaria. Arcobacter. Arthrobacter. Aspergillus. Aspergillus. ATP Bioluminescence. Aureobasidium. Bacillus. Bacteria....

Fuzzy Cluster Analysis: Methods for Classification, Data Analysis and Image Recognition

V. J. Rayward‐Smith, Frank Höppner, Frank Klawonn +2

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Introduction. Basic Concepts. Classical Fuzzy Clustering Algorithms. Linear and Ellipsoidal Prototypes Shell Prototypes. Polygonal Object Boundaries. Cluster Estimation Models. Cluster Validity. Rule...

Essential fatty acids in growth and development

Sheila M. Innis

Progress in Lipid Research

Galactosamine-induced sensitization to the lethal effects of endotoxin.

Chris Galanos, Marina A. Freudenberg, Werner Reutter

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Treatment of rabbits, rats, and mice with D-galactosamine increased their sensitivity to the lethal effects of lipopolysaccharide several thousand fold. The susceptibility of the animals was highest...

Calcium Absorption Across Epithelia

Joost G.J. Hoenderop, Bernd Nilius, René J.M. Bindels

Physiological Reviews

Ca(2+) is an essential ion in all organisms, where it plays a crucial role in processes ranging from the formation and maintenance of the skeleton to the temporal and spatial regulation of neuronal...

Mechanism of Action of<i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i>(Tea Tree) Oil on<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Determined by Time-Kill, Lysis, Leakage, and Salt Tolerance Assays and Electron Microscopy

Christine Carson, Brian J. Mee, Thomas V. Riley

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

The essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. The mechanisms of action of tea tree oil and three of its components, 1,8-cineole, terpinen-4-ol, and...

n–3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Dysglycemia

The ORIGIN Trial Investigators

New England Journal of Medicine

Daily supplementation with 1 g of n-3 fatty acids did not reduce the rate of cardiovascular events in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events. (Funded by Sanofi; ORIGIN ClinicalTrials.gov...

Water And Sanitation in Developing Countries: Including Health in the Equation

Maggie Montgomery, Menachem Elimelech

Environmental Science & Technology

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVFEATURENEXTWater And Sanitation in Developing Countries: Including Health in the EquationMaggie A. Montgomery and Menachem ElimelechCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol....

Comprehensive Reviews Food Science and food Safety

Journal of Food Science

Phase transitions of the starch–water system

John W. Donovan

Biopolymers

Abstract When purified potato starch granules are heated in the presence of limited amounts of water (less than 1.5 H 2 O: starch, w/w), two endothermic transitions are observed by differential...

Maternal Supplementation With Very-Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids During Pregnancy and Lactation Augments Children’s IQ at 4 Years of Age

Ingrid B. Helland, Lars Smith, Kristin Saarem +2

PEDIATRICS

Maternal intake of very-long-chain n-3 PUFAs during pregnancy and lactation may be favorable for later mental development of children.

The disulphide bonds of insulin

A. Ryle, Frederick Sanger, L. Smith +1

Biochemical Journal

In order to deduce the unique structure of ox insulin it is necessary to know its molecular weight. In previous papers a value of 12 000 was assumedc since physical measurements suggested that this...

Terpenes and terpenoids as main bioactive compounds of essential oils, their roles in human health and potential application as natural food preservatives

Ayu Masyita, Reka Mustika Sari, Ayun Dwi Astuti +5

Food Chemistry X

Essential oils (EOs) are volatile and concentrated liquids extracted from different parts of plants. Bioactive compounds found in EOs, especially terpenes and terpenoids possess a wide range of...

Concentrations of Proanthocyanidins in Common Foods and Estimations of Normal Consumption

Mark A. Kelm, John F. Hammerstone, Gary R. Beecher +5

Journal of Nutrition

Biological activities of Lavender essential oil

Heather Cavanagh, Jennifer Wilkinson

Phytotherapy Research

Essential oils distilled from members of the genus Lavandula have been used both cosmetically and therapeutically for centuries with the most commonly used species being L. angustifolia, L....

Effect of genotype, feeding system and slaughter weight on the quality of light lambs

José Santos‐Silva, R.J.B. Bessa, F. Santos-Silva

Livestock Production Science

Toward a new recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C based on antioxidant and health effects in humans

Anitra C. Carr, Balz Frei

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The macrophage theory of depression

R.S. Smith

Medical Hypotheses

Natural emulsifiers — Biosurfactants, phospholipids, biopolymers, and colloidal particles: Molecular and physicochemical basis of functional performance

David Julian McClements, Cansu Ekin Gümüş

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism With Dabigatran or Warfarin and Pooled Analysis

Sam Schulman, Ajay K. Kakkar, Samuel Z. Goldhaber +8

Circulation

www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifiers: NCT00680186 and NCT00291330.

Is meconium from healthy newborns actually sterile?

Esther Jiménez, M. Luisa Marín, Rocı́o Martı́n +5

Research in Microbiology

Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism

Marc Righini, Josien van Es, Paul L. den Exter +24

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01134068.

In vitro human digestion models for food applications

Sun Jin Hur, Beong Ou Lim, Eric A. Decker +1

Food Chemistry

n–3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Events after Myocardial Infarction

Daan Kromhout, Erik J. Giltay, Johanna M. Geleijnse

New England Journal of Medicine

Low-dose supplementation with EPA-DHA or ALA did not significantly reduce the rate of major cardiovascular events among patients who had had a myocardial infarction and who were receiving...

Eight-Year Follow-Up of Patients With Permanent Vena Cava Filters in the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism

The PREPIC Study Group

Circulation

At 8 years, vena cava filters reduced the risk of pulmonary embolism but increased that of deep-vein thrombosis and had no effect on survival. Although their use may be beneficial in patients at high...

Preservation and fermentation: past, present and future

R. Paul Ross, Sheila Morgan, Colin Hill

International Journal of Food Microbiology

LTRPC7 is a Mg·ATP-regulated divalent cation channel required for cell viability

Monica J. S. Nadler, Meredith C. Hermosura, Kazunori Inabe +8

Nature

The Role of Probiotic Cultures in the Control of Gastrointestinal Health

Rial D. Rolfe

Journal of Nutrition

How to Characterize a Biological Antioxidant

Barry Halliwell

Free Radical Research Communications

An antioxidant is a substance that, when present at low concentrations compared to those of an oxidizable substrate, significantly delays or prevents oxidation of that substrate. Many substances have...

Milk proteins as vehicles for bioactives

Yoav D. Livney

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Angiogenins: a new class of microbicidal proteins involved in innate immunity

Lora V. Hooper, Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck, Chieu V. Hong +1

Nature Immunology

Initial Trophic vs Full Enteral Feeding in Patients With Acute Lung Injury: The EDEN Randomized Trial

Todd W. Rice, Arthur P. Wheeler, Bruce Thompson +6

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifiers: NCT00609180 and NCT00883948.

CERTAIN FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF SUNFLOWER MEAL PRODUCTS

M.J.Y. Lin, E.S. Humbert, F. W. Sosulski

Journal of Food Science

Certain functional properties including water absorption, fat absorption, emulsification, whippability and foam stability were determined on the sunflower flour, protein concentrates and isolate. The...

Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease

Scott M. Stevens, Scott C. Woller, Lisa Baumann Kreuziger +12

CHEST Journal