Norovirus GII.17 Caused Five Outbreaks Linked to Frozen Domestic Bilberries in Finland, 2019
Food Environ Virol. 2024 Mar 11. doi: 10.1007/s12560-024-09587-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT In March 2019, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and Finnish...
A colorimetry-enhanced tri-functional film with high stability by polyphenol-anthocyanin co-pigmentation/conjugate: New prospect for active intelligent food packaging
Food Chem. 2024 Mar 4;447:138927. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138927. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT A highly stable “tannin-anthocyanin conjugated” trifunctional active intelligent film was developed by incorporating...
First Report of Lingonberry Stunted Yellows Disease of Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii’-Related Phytoplasma Strain in Lithuania
Plant Dis. 2024 Mar 8. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-02-24-0284-PDN. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) are low-growing, evergreen shrubs of cooler, northern regions of...
Regulation of Gut Microbiota and Microbial Metabolome of Kefir Supernatant against Fusobacterium nucleatum and DSS-Coinduced Colitis
J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Feb 21;72(7):3536-3548. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08050. Epub 2024 Feb 12. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the intervention effect...
The Recommendation of the Mediterranean-styled Japanese Diet for Healthy Longevity
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.2174/0118715303280097240130072031. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Mediterranean diet, listed as the intangible cultural...
Moderate wine consumption measured using the biomarker urinary tartaric acid concentration decreases inflammatory mediators related to atherosclerosis
J Nutr Health Aging. 2024 Feb;28(2):100003. doi: 10.1016/j.jnha.2023.100003. Epub 2023 Dec 6. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Several studies suggest that moderate wine consumption, particularly red wine, may...
Bifidobacterium species viability in dairy-based probiotic foods: challenges and innovative approaches for accurate viability determination and monitoring of probiotic functionality
Front Microbiol. 2024 Feb 2;15:1327010. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1327010. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Bifidobacterium species are essential members of a healthy human gut microbiota. Their presence in the...
Fermented mixed grain ameliorates chronic stress-induced depression-like behavior and memory deficit
Food Sci Biotechnol. 2023 Jul 27;33(4):969-979. doi: 10.1007/s10068-023-01387-x. eCollection 2024 Mar. ABSTRACT Fermented mixed grain (FG) has beneficial anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. In this...
Elemental iron protects gut microbiota against oxygen-induced dysbiosis
PLoS One. 2024 Feb 27;19(2):e0298592. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298592. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Gut dysbiosis induced by oxygen and reactive oxygen species may be related to the development...
Neuroprotective effects of probiotics on anxiety- and depression-like disorders in stressed mice by modulating tryptophan metabolism and the gut microbiota
Food Funct. 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.1039/d3fo03897a. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Anxiety- and depression-like behaviors are commonly observed clinical features of depression and many...
Association of a High Healthy Eating Index Diet with Long-Term Visceral Fat Loss in a Large Longitudinal Study
Nutrients. 2024 Feb 14;16(4):534. doi: 10.3390/nu16040534. ABSTRACT We aimed to investigate the association of a sustainable diet with a long-term reduction in waist circumference (WC)...
The Pea Oligosaccharides Could Stimulate the In Vitro Proliferation of Beneficial Bacteria and Enhance Anti-Inflammatory Effects via the NF-κB Pathway
Foods. 2024 Feb 19;13(4):626. doi: 10.3390/foods13040626. ABSTRACT The oligosaccharides extracted from the seeds of peas, specifically consisting of raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose, fall under the...
Phenolic concentrations and carbon/nitrogen ratio in annual shoots of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) after simulated herbivory
PLoS One. 2024 Mar 4;19(3):e0298229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298229. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Herbivory can be reduced by the production of defense compounds (secondary metabolites), but generally defenses...
The Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Wild Bilberry Fruit Extracts Embedded in Mesoporous Silica-Type Supports: A Stability Study
Antioxidants (Basel). 2024 Feb 19;13(2):250. doi: 10.3390/antiox13020250. ABSTRACT Polyphenolic extracts from wild bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) have shown antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, but they are...
Specific Antimicrobial Activities Revealed by Comparative Evaluation of Selected Gemmotherapy Extracts
Antibiotics (Basel). 2024 Feb 13;13(2):181. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13020181. ABSTRACT Nowadays, unprecedented health challenges are urging novel solutions to address antimicrobial resistance as multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria,...