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To Feed or Not To Feed: Tube Feeding in Patients with Advanced Dementia [PDF]

Nutrition Reviews, 2009
Caring for demented patients with eating difficulties poses formidable challenges to health care providers and family members. Tube feeding has been routinely used in this situation to improve survival and functional status, to prevent or decrease consequences of malnutrition and wasting, and to provide comfort and palliation.
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Exploring the predominant factors associated with shaping the cultivable swine gut microbiota of Wuzhishan piglets under in vitro cultivation conditions

BMC Microbiology
Background Recent advances in swine gut culturomics have substantially expanded our understanding of the cultivable repertoire and revealed the compositional complexity of the porcine gut microbiota.
Yinfeng Chen, Xin Zhang, Xiaozhe Wang, Zhenlong Wu   +3 more
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Epigenetic blind spots – the role of DNA methylation dynamics in stem cell‐based models of embryogenesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Embryo‐like structures (stembryos) are an innovative tool, but they are hindered by experimental variability and limited developmental potential. DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, but its status in stembryo models is poorly characterized.
Sara Canil, Anna Corrà, Annalisa Scapolatiello, Chengxiang Qiu, Gianluca Amadei   +4 more
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Elucidating the Role of Transcriptomic Networks and DNA Methylation in Collagen Deposition of Dezhou Donkey Skin

Animals
DNA methylation represents a predominant epigenetic modification with broad implications in various biological functions. Its role is particularly significant in the process of collagen deposition, a fundamental aspect of dermal development in donkeys ...
Xinrui Wang, Wei Ren, Yongdong Peng, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Huili Liang, Yigang Zhang, Xiaotong Liu, Yinghui Chen, Xiyan Kou, Liyuan Wang, Changfa Wang, Yandong Zhan   +11 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
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Coloration in Equine: Overview of Candidate Genes Associated with Coat Color Phenotypes

Animals
Variation in coat color among equids has attracted significant interest in genetics and breeding research. The range of colors is primarily determined by the type, concentration, and distribution of melanin pigments, with the balance between eumelanin ...
Xiaotong Liu, Yongdong Peng, Xinhao Zhang, Xinrui Wang, Wenting Chen, Xiyan Kou, Huili Liang, Wei Ren, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Changfa Wang   +9 more
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Microbiome−host proteostasis crosstalk—An emerging perspective on mechanisms and interventions toward healthy longevity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proteostasis and the gut microbiota play a key role in shaping host physiology. Microbiota‐derived metabolites, vitamins, and RNA modulate host proteostasis. Findings from model systems, including C. elegans, indicate microbes can either stabilize or disrupt host proteostasis.
Abhishek Anil Dubey, Maria Ermolaeva
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The Bifidobacterium-dominated fecal microbiome in dairy calves shapes the characteristic growth phenotype of host

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
The dominant bacteria in the hindgut of calves play an important role in their growth and health, which could even lead to lifelong consequences. However, the identification of core probiotics in the hindgut and its mechanism regulating host growth ...
Yimin Zhuang, Shuai Liu, Duo Gao, Yiming Xu, Wen Jiang, Tianyu Chen, Jianxin Xiao, Jingjun Wang, Guobin Hou, Sumin Li, Xinjie Zhao, Yanting Huang, Shangru Li, Siyuan Zhang, Mengmeng Li, Wei Wang, Shengli Li, Zhijun Cao   +17 more
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
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Dietary supplementation of laminarin improves the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling piglets

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2023
Background Maternal nutrition is essential in keeping a highly efficient production system in the pig industry. Laminarin has been shown to improve antioxidant capacity, reduce the inflammatory response, and favor the homeostasis of intestinal microbiota.
Pengguang Zhang, Guoyuan Jiang, Chenghong Ma, Yubo Wang, Enfa Yan, Linjuan He, Jianxin Guo, Xin Zhang, Jingdong Yin   +8 more
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