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AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese
Background:
Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), a major global health problem, is defined as wasting (i.e. weight-for-height between < -2 and -3 Z-scores of the WHO Child Growth Standards) and/or mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) greater or equal to 115 mm and less than 125 mm. According to the
1. INTRODUCTION
Stretch marks are characterized by common dermatological conditions, being aesthetically unpleasant, disturbing especially women of different age groups. Analyzing the histological aspect, they present as atrophic lesions that disperse collagen and elastic tissue, in addition to
To evaluate the safety and the efficacy on pain and inflammation of a new food-grade lecithin formulation of standardized extracts of Zingiber officinale and Acmella oleracea.
Background and hypothesis:
Our preclinical evidence shows that phospholipid-rich milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced increases in gut permeability and pro-inflammatory cytokines. MFGM also attenuates inflammation in association with a prebiotic and/or antimicrobial
A dietary intervention study to investigate the effect, in healthy human volunteers, of dietary lecithin (soy lecithin), a commonly used/consumed emulsifier, on markers of gut function particularly bacterial translocation (assessed by measure of venous blood bacterial DNA, circulating
Subjects: Study protocols were approved by the Ethics Committees of the UWI, St. Augustine. Thirty healthy volunteers from The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad were enrolled in the study. To be eligible, subjects must have had at least 20 teeth, provided written informed
Gall bladder status among children with chronic haemolytic anemia attending to Assuit University Children Hospital Hemolysis is defined as the premature destruction of red blood cells (RBCs) (a shortened RBC life span). Anemia results when the rate of destruction exceeds the capacity of the marrow
"Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface characterized by a loss of homeostasis of the tear film, and accompanied by ocular symptoms, in which tear film instability and hyperosmolarity, ocular surface inflammation and damage, and neuro- sensory abnormalities play etiological
Background:
B1 Prior Literature and Studies Crohn's disease (CD) is characterized by spontaneous, chronic relapsing and remitting inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The underlying etiology of the disease is unknown but it likely develops secondary to an environmental stimulus in a
Following signing the consent document the following will occur:
1. Screening Patients will complete standard medical and dental health history forms, followed by a study specific screening questionnaire. if the patient is deemed eligible, the patient will be examined clinically. The clinical
Pre-diabetes is a condition that is characterized by elevated fasting blood glucose levels secondary to insulin resistance; however, fasting blood glucose levels are not elevated to the extent where it can be classified as type II-diabetes. Pre-diabetes may lead to type II-diabetes and is estimated
Investigators will conduct 3 Pre-POC studies among 12-18 month old children with MAM (WLZ <-2 to -3) and stunting (LAZ <-2 to -3) over the course of approximately two years.
Study design: Randomized controlled intervention trial.
Study site: This study will be conducted at Bauniabadh, Mirpur in
The volunteers were not taking any medication during the study. All individuals signed an informed consent form to the study protocol. Both experimental procedure and informed consent form of this study were in accordance with Guide for the Care and Use of Humans.
All volunteers performed two