Chemical Toxicants Used for Food Preservation in Africa. Is it a Case of Ignorance or Food Fraud? A Review [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims This review examined the use of chemical preservatives in food preservation and the food fraud risks associated with its misuse in Africa.
Nnabueze Darlington Nnaji +5 more
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Faecal microbial biomarkers in early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. [PDF]
J Cell Mol Med, 2021 Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked as the second most common cause of cancer deaths and the third most common cancer globally. It has been described as a ‘silent disease’ which is often easily treatable if detected early—before progression to carcinoma.
Olovo CV, Huang X, Zheng X, Xu M.
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The Role of Bacteriophages in the Gut Microbiota: Implications for Human Health [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Bacteriophages (phages) are nano-sized viruses characterized by their inherent ability to live off bacteria. They utilize diverse mechanisms to absorb and gain entry into the bacterial cell wall via the release of viral genetic material, which uses the ...
Stephen C. Emencheta +8 more
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Microbial ecology and evolution is key to pandemics: using the coronavirus model to mitigate future public health challenges [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Pandemics are global challenges that lead to total disruption of human activities. From the inception of human existence, all pandemics have resulted in loss of human lives.
Emmanuel Sunday Okeke +5 more
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Cellular and molecular mediators of lymphangiogenesis in inflammatory bowel disease [PDF]
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2021 Background Recent studies reporting the intricate crosstalk between cellular and molecular mediators and the lymphatic endothelium in the development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) suggest altered inflammatory cell drainage and lymphatic ...
Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey +5 more
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The deuce-ace of Lassa Fever, Ebola virus disease and COVID-19 simultaneous infections and epidemics in West Africa: clinical and public health implications [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021 Globally, the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented clinical and public health concerns with increasing morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the burden of COVID-19 in Africa has been further exacerbated by the simultaneous epidemics of
Nnabueze Darlington Nnaji +5 more
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The diagnostic and prognostic potential of gut bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease [PDF]
Gut Microbes, 2023 The gut microbiome serves as a signaling hub that integrates environmental inputs with genetic and immune signals to influence the host’s metabolism and immunity.
Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey +7 more
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Towards Improved Use of Vaccination in the Control of Infectious Bronchitis and Newcastle Disease in Poultry: Understanding the Immunological Mechanisms [PDF]
Vaccines, 2021 Infectious bronchitis (IB) and Newcastle disease (ND) are two important diseases of poultry and have remained a threat to the development of the poultry industry in many parts of the world.
Anthony C. Ike +8 more
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Contents of the Biology Course in Extracurricular Activities of Primary and Secondary Schools in Olovo Municipality [PDF]
Geografski pregled, 2021 Extracurricular activities of the pupils are particular and specific educational work with students, organized not as a teaching part of school but it is organized on the principles of free choice of the pupils. The aim of the research was to analyze the curricula for primary and secondary schools (for biology as a school subject) and to develop ...
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The influence of gut microbiota on the gut-brain-kidney axis and its implications for chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe gut-brain-kidney axis represents a dynamic interplay among the gut microbiota, renal function, and neurological processes, emerging as a critical factor in chronic kidney disease (CKD) pathophysiology. This paper reviews recent data on the mechanisms
Jue Zhu +11 more
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