• Effects of ginseng ingestion on salivary testosterone and DHEA levels in healthy females: An exploratory study 

  Al-Dujaili, Emad A. S.; Abu Hajleh, Maha N.; Chalmers, Ruth (MDPI, 2020-05-28)

  Ginseng is a traditional herbal adaptogen that has been historically used in China and the Far East. Ginsenosides are the active component of ginseng known to exert several actions by targeting “multi-receptor systems”, ...

• Inhibition and changes in antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria cultured aerobically and anaerobically in four different medicinal honeys 

  Klein, Juan-Pablo; Graves-Morris, Katherine; Coyle, Shirley; Fyfe, Lorna (eScientific, 2020-03-27)

  The growing prevalence of bacterial antibiotic resistance has led to a rediscovery of the antimicrobial properties of honey. This study investigated the antibacterial activity in aerobic and anaerobic ...

• Conditional deletion of Hsd11b2 in the brain causes salt appetite and hypertension 

  Evans, Louise C.; Ivy, Jessica R.; Wyrwoll, Caitlin; McNairn, Julie A.; Menzies, Robert I.; Christensen, Thorbjørn H.; Al-Dujaili, Emad A. S.; Kenyon, Christopher J.; Mullins, John J.; Seckl, Jonathan R.; Holmes, Megan C.; Bailey, Matthew A. (American Heart Association, 2016-03-07)

  Background—The hypertensive syndrome of Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2), allowing inappropriate activation ...

• Sonicated extracts from the Quorn fermentation co-product as oil-lowering emulsifiers and foaming agents 

  Lonchamp, Julien; Akintoye, Muyiwa; Clegg, Paul; Euston, Stephen (Springer, 2020-02-01)

  This study assessed the impact of sonication on the structure and properties of a functional extract (retentate 100 or R100) from the Quorn fermentation co-product (centrate). In a previous study we reported that the R100 ...

• Screening for sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in Scottish community-dwellers >65 years 

  Theodorakopoulos, Christos; Bannerman, E.; Jones, Jacklyn; Greig, C. A. (Elsevier, 2016-09-14)

  Rationale: Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are recognised as major public health concerns affecting older adults’ health and quality of life, however identifying and managing these conditions can be ...

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