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Lack of Sleep and Obesity Risk in Young Children
Objective: To investigate whether longitudinal sleep duration patterns during early childhood is a risk factor of overweight or obesity at...
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Taurine Protects Against the Amyloid Plaque of Alzheimer's
The β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) is centrally related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is potently neurotoxic to central...
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Taurine Activates Glycine and GABA Receptors
Taurine has been suggested to modulate nociceptive information at the spinal cord level. In this study, the pharmacological properties of...
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Taurine Activates GABA Receptors
Taurine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in the brain. In a number of studies, taurine has...
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GABA Lacking When There are Sleep Problems of Long Duration
Study Objectives: Both basic and clinical data suggest a potential significant role for GABA in the etiology and maintenance of...
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Caprylic Acid Inhibits Salmonella
The susceptibility of Salmonella spp. to 15 fatty acids was determined in vitro in cultures grown on glucose. Antimicrobial activity...
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Capryic Acid Helps Combat E. coli
The antimicrobial activity of C2-C18 fatty acids was determined in vitro in cultures of two strains of Escherichia coli grown...
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Caprylic Acid Effective Against Gram Negative Campylobacter Bacteria
Campylobacter is one of the leading causes of human foodborne illness in the United States, and epidemiological evidence indicates that...
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Undecylenic Acid in Widespread Use as Topical Anti-Fungal
There is increasing interest in the use of topical microbicides to help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD)....
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