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Health risk assessment of particulate matter 2.5 in an academic metallurgy workshop
This study highlights the importance of exposure and health studies in academic micro-environments such as metallurgy workshops which are often less researched, and exposure is underestimated. The results also indicated the need to implement control measures to protect the health of the occupants and ensure that the workshop rules are adhered to.PMID:36168227 | DOI:10.1111/ina.13111
Source: Cancer Control - September 28, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Setlamorago Jackson Mbazima Source Type: research
Therapeutic applications and biological activities of bacterial bioactive extracts
Arch Microbiol. 2021 Aug 9. doi: 10.1007/s00203-021-02505-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBacteria are rich in a wide variety of secondary metabolites, such as pigments, alkaloids, antibiotics, and others. These bioactive microbial products serve a great application in human and animal health. Their molecular diversity allows these natural products to possess several therapeutic attributes and biological functions. That's why the current natural drug industry focuses on uncovering all the possible ailments and diseases that could be combated by bacterial extracts and their secondary metabolites. In this paper, we review t...
Source: Archives of Microbiology - August 9, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Zainab Abdelghani Nancy Hourani Zahraa Zaidan Ghassan Dbaibo Marguerite Mrad Rouba Hage-Sleiman Source Type: research
How Convalescent Plasma Could Help Fight COVID-19
The last time most of us gave any thought to antibodies was probably in high school biology, but we’re getting a crash refresher course thanks to COVID-19. They are, after all, the key to our best defenses against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that’s caused the global pandemic. People who have been infected likely rely on antibodies to recover, and antibodies are what vaccines are designed to produce.
Or at least that’s what infectious-disease and public-health experts assume for now. Because SARS-CoV-2 is such a new virus, even the world’s best authorities aren’t yet sure what it will take to build p...
Source: TIME: Health - August 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Pediatric Anti-Inflammatory Diet.
Abstract
The anti-inflammatory diet is based on two diets that have been shown to have many positive health effects-the Mediterranean diet and the Okinawan diet. The anti-inflammatory diet is more than just a prescription for healthy food, but rather a way of life characterized by a plant-based diet and a pattern of living that includes eating a diverse range of locally grown foods eaten in season, conviviality, culinary activities, physical activity, and rest. The Mediterranean diet has been shown to reduce the burden and even prevent the development of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, depression, colorecta...
Source: Pediatric Annals - May 31, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mascarenhas MR Tags: Pediatr Ann Source Type: research
Informatics and Computational Methods in Natural Product Drug Discovery: A Review and Perspectives
Joseph D. Romano1,2,3,4 and Nicholas P. Tatonetti1,2,3,4*
1Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
2Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
3Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
4Data Science Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
The discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs is one of the preeminent tasks—scientifically, economically, and socially—in biomedical research. Advances in informatics and computational biology have increased productivity at many ...
Source: Frontiers in Genetics - April 29, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Repeated Changes to the Gravitational Field Negatively Affect the Serum Concentration of Select Growth Factors and Cytokines
This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the ethical committee of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum with written informed consent from all subjects. All subjects gave written informed consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by the ethical committee of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Register-Number 5158–14).
Author Contributions
US, FS, LG, and AK performed the experiments. US and TR analyzed the data, created the figures, and drafted the manuscript. TW, FS, and NB designed the study. All authors revised the manuscript and approved its fina...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 16, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research
Editorial: Shaping of Human Immune System and Metabolic Processes by Viruses and Microorganisms
Conclusions
In conclusion, articles in this Research Topic made a very significant contribution to our understanding of the role played by environmental factors, dysbiotic conditions, and infections in triggering diseases. Since this is a rapidly expanding area of research, many other factors contributing to the onset of these diseases are not covered here. We are confident, however, that further studies will expand the list as well as bring a better understanding of mechanisms involved in the onset of autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases.
Author Contributions
All authors listed have made a substantial, direct and i...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 16, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
The Study of Dried Ginger and Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin Decoction Treatment of Cold Asthma Rats Using GC –MS Based Metabolomics
Conclusion
In this study, serum and urine metabolites identified by GC–MS and general pharmacodynamic evaluation (morphological observation, histopathology, inflammatory factors, and visceral indices) were used to compare the effects of GJ and LGWWJX decoctions on cold asthma. Significant metabolic abnormalities were observed for 37 metabolites (15 in serum, 22 in urine) in rats with cold asthma. These altered metabolites might be potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets during development of cold asthma. Furthermore, pathway analysis demonstrated that pathways associated with energy metabolism and oxidative str...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 10, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Elemental Sulfur Use and Associations with Pediatric Lung Function and Respiratory Symptoms in an Agricultural Community (California, USA)
Conclusions:
This study suggests that elemental sulfur use, allowed in both organic and conventional farming, in close proximity to residential areas, may adversely affect children’s respiratory health. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP528
Received: 19 May 2016
Revised: 05 May 2017
Accepted: 09 May 2017
Published: 14 August 2017
Address correspondence to R. Raanan, Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health (CERCH), University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, 1995 University Ave., Suite 265, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA. Telephone: (510) 642-9431. Email: rachelraananrr@gmail.com
Supplemental Ma...
Source: EHP Research - August 14, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research
Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda
Conclusions:
Nature contact may offer a range of human health benefits. Although much evidence is already available, much remains unknown. A robust research effort, guided by a focus on key unanswered questions, has the potential to yield high-impact, consequential public health insights. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1663
Received: 26 January 2017
Revised: 12 May 2017
Accepted: 25 May 2017
Published: 31 July 2017
Address correspondence to H. Frumkin, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health, Box 354695, Seattle, WA 98195-4695 USA; Telephone: 206-897-1723;...
Source: EHP Research - July 31, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Oh, Lovely: The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading
By Megan Molteni for WIRED.
First comes the unscratchable itching, and the angry blossoming of hives. Then stomach cramping, and — for the unluckiest few — difficulty breathing, passing out, and even death. In the last decade and a half, thousands of previously protein-loving Americans have developed a dangerous allergy to meat. And they all have one thing in common: the lone star tick.
Red meat, you might be surprised to know, isn’t totally sugar-free. It contains a few protein-linked saccharides, including one called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal, for short. More and more people are lear...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban
Author Affiliations open
1Biodesign Center for Environmental Security, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
2Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, California, USA
3Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
4Environmental Working Group, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
6Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Public Health Sciences, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
7Health Research Communicati...
Source: EHP Research - June 20, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Research Studies: The Challenge of Creating More Diverse Cohorts
This reporting project was funded through a grant provided by the Reporting Award at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
Background image: Bahri Altay/Shutterstock
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Citation: Konkel L. 2015. Racial and ethnic disparities in research studies: the challenge of creating more diverse cohorts. Environ Health Perspect 123:A297–A302; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.123-A297
Published: 1 December 2015
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Minority populations are much less likely than their white counterparts to be included in studies on environmentally related diseases, even t...
Source: EHP Research - December 1, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured News Spheres of Influence December 2015 Source Type: research
Anaphylaxis as a cause of hospitalization - a single academic centre experience.
CONCLUSIONS: It is difficult to forecast the course of the reaction based on the causative factor, for anaphylactic reaction is characterised by a great individual changeability and intensity of the first symptoms.
PMID: 26050978 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - June 10, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Baran K, Pałgan K, Szortyka M, Bitner A, Bartuzi Z, Klawe JJ Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research
Is breast milk really best, American study asks
Conclusion
This study does not alter the current body of research, which has shown the beneficial effects of breastfeeding. There were statistically significant differences in health, behaviour and academic outcomes in the full cohort, although there was an association between breastfeeding and asthma.
It is unclear why this reverse trend was found in this study, but it does not show that breastfeeding causes asthma or that bottle feeding prevents it.
The study did not show a significant difference between siblings within a family who were breastfed. This may be because genetic and environmental factors have more influen...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
