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International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: nutritional considerations for single-stage ultra-marathon training and racing
(2019-01-07)
In this Position Statement, the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) provides an objective and critical review of the literature pertinent to nutritional considerations for training and racing in single-stage ...
Is Motorized Treadmill Running Biomechanically Comparable to Overground Running? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Over Studies
(2019-12-04)
Background Treadmills are often used in research, clinical practice, and training. Biomechanical investigations comparing treadmill and overground running report inconsistent findings. Objective This study aimed at comparing ...
Interventions to improve sarcopenia in cirrhosis: A systematic review
(2019-01-26)
BACKGROUND:
Sarcopenia, i.e., muscle loss is now a well-recognized complication of cirrhosis and in cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can contribute to accelerate liver fibrosis leading to cirrhosis. Hence, it ...
Isolated neutropenia as a rare but serious adverse event secondary to immune checkpoint inhibition
(2019-07-05)
Background
Compared to conventional chemotherapy, Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are known to have a distinct toxicity profile commonly identified as immune-related adverse events (irAEs). These irAEs that are believed ...
Esophageal perforation secondary to malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a case report
(2019-02-19)
Background
Esophageal perforation is a rare presenting sign of gastric cancer. To date, only nine case reports of this phenomenon have been previously published.
Case presentation
Esophageal perforation was diagnosed ...
Cap-Independent mRNA Translation in Germ Cells
(2019-01-04)
Cellular mRNAs in plants and animals have a 50-cap structure that is accepted as the
recognition point to initiate translation by ribosomes. Consequently, it was long assumed that the
translation initiation apparatus was ...
Cardiac amyloidosis: A case report and review of literature
(2019-03-26)
BACKGROUND
Cardiac amyloidosis, a disease caused by the precipitation of amyloid proteins in
the myocardial extracellular matrix has been historically difficult to diagnose due
to lack of specific clinical manifestations ...
Concurrent validity of skin carotenoid status as a concentration biomarker of vegetable and fruit intake compared to multiple 24-h recalls and plasma carotenoid concentrations across one year: a cohort study
(2019-10-30)
Background
Biological markers of vegetable and fruit (VF) intake are needed both for nutrition surveillance and for the evaluation of nutrition interventions. Optically assessed skin carotenoid status (SCS) has been ...
Evaluating Combinations of Sentinel-2 Data and Machine-Learning Algorithms for Mangrove Mapping in West Africa
(2019-12-06)
Creating a national baseline for natural resources, such as mangrove forests, and monitoring them regularly often requires a consistent and robust methodology. With freely available satellite data archives and cloud computing ...
Facebook Groups on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Social Media Content Analysis
(2019-10-09)
Facebook Groups facilitate information exchange and engagement for patients with chronic conditions, including those living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); however, little is known about how knowledge ...