Traditional medicines used by Q ’eqchi’ Maya to treat diabetic symptoms and their antiglycation potential
Conclusion The results reveal a rich botanical tradition of antidiabetic symptom treatments among the Q’eqchi’. Study of highly ranked plants revealed their activity in AGE inhibition correlated with SIV. T. guatemalensis was identified as a promising species for further evaluation and local use. Graphical abstract (Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology - June 28, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Managing an epidemic: Zika interventions and community responses in Belize
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Source: Global Public Health - May 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Deven Gray Joanna Mishtal Source Type: research
Global burden of hypoglycaemia-related mortality in 109 countries, from 2000 to 2014: an analysis of death certificates
Conclusions/interpretationMost countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean showed the highest proportions of diabetes-related deaths attributable to hypoglycaemia and the highest rates of hypoglycaemia-related deaths. Between 2000 and 2014, rising trends were observed in Brazil, Chile and the USA for both rates and proportions of hypoglycaemia-related death, and in Argentina and Japan for proportions only. Further studies are required to unravel the contribution of clinical and socioeconomic factors, difference in diabetes prevalence and heterogeneity of death certification in determining lower rates and ...
Source: Diabetologia - May 1, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Starmerella camargoi f.a., sp. nov., Starmerella ilheusensis f.a., sp. nov., Starmerella litoralis f.a., sp. nov., Starmerella opuntiae f.a., sp. nov., Starmerella roubikii f.a., sp. nov. and Starmerella vitae f.a., sp. nov., isolated from flowers and bees, and transfer of related Candida species to the genus Starmerella as new combinations.
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Six novel yeast species, Starmerella camargoi f.a., sp. nov., Starmerella ilheusensis f.a., sp. nov., Starmerella litoralis f.a., Starmerella opuntiae f.a., sp. nov., sp. nov., Starmerella roubikii f.a., sp. nov. and Starmerella vitae f.a, sp. nov. are proposed to accommodate 19 isolates recovered from ephemeral flowers or bees in Brazil, Costa Rica and Belize. Sequence analysis of the ITS-5.8S region (when available) and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit of the rRNA gene showed that the six novel yeasts are phylogenetically related to several species of the Starmerella clade. The type strain...
Source: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology - March 2, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Santos ARO, Leon MP, Barros KO, Freitas LFD, Hughes AFS, Morais PB, Lachance MA, Rosa CA Tags: Int J Syst Evol Microbiol Source Type: research
