Publications by authors named "D L Herr"

Accumulated evidence has supported the probiotic activity of () which can yield beneficial metabolites via fermentation. Here, bovine milk rich in phenylalanine(PHE) was used as a source for fermentation of The complexes of PHE with bacterial phenylalanine hydroxylase (PheH) at two temperatures were revealed via molecular dynamics simulation. Two carbon hydrogen bonds and a Pi-Alkyl T-shaped interaction were newly formed at an active site of the PheH-PHE complex.

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  • The study looks at how the location where doctors put tubes in the arteries for heart support affects brain health after surgery.
  • They compared three methods: using the aorta, subclavian/axillary arteries, and femoral artery to see which had the least brain problems.
  • Results showed that patients using the subclavian/axillary method had more major brain issues compared to the others, and also had more seizures after the surgery.
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The US EPA's Toxicity Forecaster (ToxCast) is a suite of high-throughput in vitro assays to screen environmental toxicants and predict potential toxicity of uncharacterized chemicals. This work examines the relevance of ToxCast assay intended gene targets to putative molecular initiating events (MIEs) of neurotoxicants. This effort is needed as there is growing interest in the regulatory and scientific communities about developing new approach methodologies (NAMs) to screen large numbers of chemicals for neurotoxicity and developmental neurotoxicity.

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  • * Conducted across 34 centers globally from 2000 to 2020, the study included over 2,000 adult patients split into different ECMO duration groups, revealing higher complications and mortality rates associated with longer ECMO durations.
  • * The findings suggest that while most in-hospital complications increase with ECMO duration, post-discharge survival rates remain similar across groups, with specific risk factors like age and pre-existing conditions affecting long-term survival for those on ECMO longer than 7 days.
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Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important tool in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience for indexing neural activity. However, racial biases persist in EEG research that limit the utility of this tool. One bias comes from the structure of EEG nets/caps that do not facilitate equitable data collection across hair textures and types.

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