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Vitamin D and cardio-metabolic biomarkers: small-scale comparative study between Libyan migrants and resident women in Serbia
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2019)
Libyan women are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency, mostly due to their lifestyle and low exposure to sun. In the last decades, Libyan residents have been forced to seek refuge in countries such as Serbia, a country ...
Improving the reporting quality of intervention trials addressing the inter-individual variability in response to the consumption of plant bioactives: quality index and recommendations
(Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 2019)
Key messages The reporting quality of human studies on inter-individual variation in response to plant bioactives is generally low and should be significantly improved. There is no specific guidance for reporting studies ...
Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Are Associated with Blood Pressure and Hypertension over 10-Years in Black South African Adults Undergoing Nutritional Transition
(MDPI, Basel, 2019)
Nutritional transition in Africa is linked with increased blood pressure (BP). We examined 10-year fatty acid status and longitudinal associations between individual long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), BP and ...
Protozoan parasite babesia microti subverts adaptive immunity and enhances lyme disease severity
(Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019)
Lyme disease is the most prominent tick-borne disease in the United States. Co-infections with the tick-transmitted pathogens Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto are becoming a serious health problem. ...
Toxoplasma gondii in beef consumed in France: Regional variation in seroprevalence and parasite isolation
(EDP Sciences, 2019)
In France, the consumption of cattle and sheep meat appears to be a risk factor for infection of pregnant women with Toxoplasma gondii. Several nation-wide surveys in France have investigated the prevalence of T. gondii ...
Plasma phospholipid fatty acid patterns are associated with adiposity and the metabolic syndrome in black South Africans: a cross-sectional study
(Clinics Cardive Publ Pty Ltd, Durbanville, 2019)
Background: Diets rich in n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUEAs) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) have been associated. with increased risk of obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS), but the evidence is inconsistent, ...
Demographic and socio-economic predictors of diet quality among adults in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge, 2019)
Objective: To evaluate associations of demographic and socio-economic factors with diet quality among population subgroups in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Design: A cross-sectional analysis of 2017 B&H dietary survey data. ...
Detection and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in wild canids in Serbia
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare, 2019)
To gain insight into the population structure of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in wildlife in Serbia, multiplex nested PCR- RFLP was performed on T. gondii DNA positive samples of heart tissue of three wild canid ...
Composition and Potential Health Benefits of Pomegranate: A Review
(Bentham Science Publ Ltd, Sharjah, 2019)
Background: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruits are widely consumed and used as preventive and therapeutic agents since ancient times. Pomegranate is a rich source of a variety of phytochemicals, which are responsible ...
Telmisartan induces melanoma cell apoptosis and synergizes with vemurafenib in vitro by altering cell bioenergetics
(Chinese Anti-Cancer Assoc, Tianjin, 2019)
Objective: Despite recent advancements in targeted therapy and immunotherapies, prognosis for metastatic melanoma patients remains extremely poor. Development of resistance to previously effective treatments presents a ...