Category Archives: Research
Fear and knowledge of food: the new noumenic approach to consumer perception
The theme of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is very important for modern consumers, especially when they access novel foods. Future genetic modified organisms are probably to contain plants with improved fighting across plant disease or dryness, crops
Celiac disease and associated dermatitis
Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune condition with a worldwide distribution that affects genetically predisposed subjects. It is classified as a permanent intolerance to gluten, and is prompted and maintained by gluten-containing products. The majority of CD
Do the contents of mineral elements in Algerian spices useful for digestive diseases?
The foods has become a major concern for producer and consumer, due to growing competition for the highly demanding in food product, in order to fetch high profit. Hence, recently there is growing numbers of researches in
How do spaghetti-like bacteria regulate their size?
Why is your thumb longer than your pinky? Answering this question and, more in general, to understand how tissues/organs regulate their size and proportions, requires to understand how individual cells control their size. Bacteria are probably the
How do people perceive social cohesion, and are their perceptions in line with “reality”?
Social relationships are indispensable in our everyday lives. We depend on our friends, family and acquaintances for a great deal of support. We ask them for advice, to help us with practical tasks or to listen to
Ultrasensitive enzyme immunoassay by immune complex transfer method
Many technologies have been developed to improve the sensitivity of immunoassays, such as high affinity antibodies, specific conjugations using the hinge region of Fab’ fragments, highly active enzymes, and digital counting systems. We described a methodology called
Beneficial symbiotic microbes may contribute to plant invasions
Plant-microbe interactions determine plant growth and productivity and therefore may mediate both the invasiveness of non-native plant species and the impacts that they have in invaded ecosystems. Previous research has shown that invasive Acacia dealbata populations in
All that powerful materials is not forever
Transient technology is foreseeable as a key ingredient for the development of emerging devices, especially for the sake of a sustainable human society. Scientists explore materials, devices and systems that are completely dissolved or selectively disintegrated at
Penicillamine and neonatal neuroprotection
Hyperbilirubinemia. Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NHBI) is a common condition in the first week of postnatal life. Although generally harmless, some neonates may develop very high levels of bilirubin (bile pigment). Subtle encephalopathy or bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction (BIND) refers
Risk of wildfire at wildland oil and gas facilities
An ever-increasing exploration and exploitation of oil and gas resources in wildlands along with an anticipated increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires (mostly due to climate change) can increase the risk of fire and explosions
When cell death is better than cell survival: Monocyte response to lysates from different strains of Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni, a Gram-negative pathogen, is one of the leading bacterial causes of gastroenteritis world-wide. The invasion and multiplication of C. jejuni is a multistep process that includes interaction with the intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). The only
Sneddon syndrome and non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Sneddon syndrome (SS) is a non-inflammatory thrombotic arteriopathy characterized by the combination of cerebrovascular disease and livedo racemosa (LR). Autopsy studies are scanty. We described the full clinico-pathological study of an SS patient with marantic endocarditis. This
The cerebellum differently contribute to cognitive processes from childhood to adulthood
In recent years it has become clear that key cognitive abilities, once considered only based on processing of the cerebral circuits, are highly influenced by cerebellar structures. At present, there is agreement on cerebellar involvement in both
Vitamin K status and physical decline
There has been wide interest in vitamin and mineral research, but have you ever heard about vitamin K? It’s a fat-soluble vitamin K and is present in green leafy vegetables, algae, plant oils and also in meat,
Calcium, strontium and barium elicit different patterns of exocytosis in chromaffin cells
We have studied three divalent cations (Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+) capable of eliciting secretion in adrenal chromaffin and other secretory cells. These cations enter the cells through voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels, yet Ba2+ and Sr2+ are poorly cleared from
Cyclodextrins in active packaging
Active packaging serves not only as passive barrier designed to delay adverse effects of the environment on the packaged item, e.g., food, but allows interaction between the packaged goods and the environment. It controls moisture, oxygen, may
Treatment critical limb ischemia with intramuscular administration of mesenchymal stem cells
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe form of peripheral artery disease, and associated with high rate of morbidity and mortality. The current standard for treatment CLI is revascularization. However, in any time surgical or endovascular revascularization
The mental health profiles differ between gender-specific occupational groups
In this study we constructed the mental health profiles for the main occupational groups in the Finnish working age population, separately for men and women. Antidepressant use, long-term sickness absence due to depression, and suicides were used
The 25 percent tipping point for social change
For the last 50 years, social scientists have speculated that social change may come from the efforts of small, committed groups advocating for new social norms. For instance, in Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s now-famous studies of sexism in
Rejuvenating cells to iPS: just how profound are the changes?
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells were one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century, for which a Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka and his colleagues received the Nobel Prize in 2012. iPS cells are now the key
