PMID: Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Jan 27:1-12. Epub 2020 Jan 27. PMID: 31986943 Abstract Title: Associations of dietary vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folate equivalent intakes with metabolic syndrome. Abstract: The study used the data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2014 to analyse the …
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Dietary niacin may protect against Alzheimer’s disease and age related cognitive decline.
PMID: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Aug ;75(8):1093-9. PMID: 15258207 Abstract Title: Dietary niacin and the risk of incident Alzheimer's disease and of cognitive decline. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Dementia can be caused by severe niacin insufficiency, but it is unknown whether variation in intake of niacin in the usual diet is linked to neurodegenerative decline. We …
Higher dietary intakes of flavonols may be associated with reduced risk of developing Alzheimer dementia.
PMID: Neurology. 2020 Jan 29. Epub 2020 Jan 29. PMID: 31996451 Abstract Title: Dietary flavonols and risk of Alzheimer dementia. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine whether dietary intake of flavonols is associated with Alzheimer dementia.METHODS: The study was conducted among 921 participants of the Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP), an ongoing community-based, prospective cohort. Participants …
The present study suggests the intake of flavonols and flavones is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer.
PMID: PLoS One. 2013 ;8(1):e54318. Epub 2013 Jan 18. PMID: 23349849 Abstract Title: Flavonoids, flavonoid subclasses and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested the chemopreventive effects of flavonoids on carcinogenesis. Yet numbers of epidemiologic studies assessing dietary flavonoids and breast cancer risk have yielded inconsistent results. The association …
Isoflavones isolated from the seeds of Millettia ferruginea induced apoptotic cell death in human ovarian cancer cells.
PMID: Molecules. 2020 Jan 3 ;25(1). Epub 2020 Jan 3. PMID: 31947862 Abstract Title: Isoflavones Isolated from the Seeds ofInduced Apoptotic Cell Death in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells. Abstract: The seeds ofare used in fishing, pesticides, and folk medicine in Ethiopia. Here, the anti-cancer effects of isoflavones isolated fromwere evaluated in human ovarian cancer cells. …
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Flavonoids contained in fruits and vegetables, especially flavanones, might reduce the risk of non-allergic rhinitis.
PMID: Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jan 30:1-9. Epub 2020 Jan 30. PMID: 31996276 Abstract Title: Dietary flavonoids and respiratory diseases: a population-based multi-case-control study in Italian adults. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To analyse the associations between chronic respiratory diseases and intakes of total flavonoids and their major subclasses (flavanones, anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols, flavonols, flavones, polymers and proanthocyanidins).DESIGN: Multi-case-control …
Inhibition of tumour invasion and angiogenesis by epigallocatechin gallate.
PMID: Int J Exp Pathol. 2001 Dec ;82(6):309-16. PMID: 11846837 Abstract Title: Inhibition of tumour invasion and angiogenesis by epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major component of green tea. Abstract: Epidemiological studies have suggested that consumption of green tea may decrease cancer risk. In addition, abundant pre-clinical data from several laboratories have provided convincing evidence that …
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Mechanistic insights from computational modeling and the implication for rational design of anti-HIV-1 entry inhibitors.
PMID: J Phys Chem B. 2006 Feb 16 ;110(6):2910-7. PMID: 16471901 Abstract Title: How can (-)-epigallocatechin gallate from green tea prevent HIV-1 infection? Mechanistic insights from computational modeling and the implication for rational design of anti-HIV-1 entry inhibitors. Abstract: Possible inhibitors preventing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry into the cells are recognized as …
Several investigators have shown that the presence of anti-rubella antibody is not sufficient to eliminate rubella virus.
PMID: Vaccine. 2015 Nov 9 ;33(45):6093-8. Epub 2015 Aug 12. PMID: 26275479 Abstract Title: Rubella specific cell-mediated and humoral immunity following vaccination in college students with low antibody titers. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study measured cell-mediated immunity (CMI) and antibodies to clarify the basis of rubella reinfection after vaccination.METHODS: In a pool of 65 college students, …
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