Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences
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Home-Start early speech and language study: Phase 1 evaluation report
(Home-Start, 2018-07-01)This report summarises the preliminary findings of an intervention feasibility study carried out by Home-Start UK involving families from four local Home-Starts in England. The aim of the study was to use the LENA technology, ... -
Parent-child reading to improve language development and school readiness: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Final report)
(Newcastle University and Queen Margaret University, 2018-07-01)Executive Summary: What we know already - For a number of years now population studies have shown us that parental book reading is an important feature of what is sometimes called the child’s Home Learning Environment ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards Vitamin D in a UK adult population: A cross-sectional study
(MDPI, 2018-10-27)The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the United Kingdom is high, despite updated Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) guidelines. Therefore, our aims were to identify population knowledge, attitudes and ... -
Effects of oat β-glucan consumption at breakfast on ad libitum eating, appetite, glycemia, insulinemia and GLP-1 concentrations in healthy subjects.
(2018-06-18)There is evidence that oat β-glucan lowers appetite and ad libitum eating; however, not all studies are consistent, and the underpinning mechanisms are not entirely understood. We investigated the effects of 4 g high ... -
Development and validation of an improved radioimmunoassay for serotonin in platelet-rich plasma.
(1987-01-30)A radioimmunoassay (RIA) using a 125I-tracer is described for measurement of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) in human platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Antisera were raised against 5-HT-succinamate conjugated to bovine ...
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