Publications by authors named "J Domingo"
Prediabetes disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority groups in Hawai'i. The National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program (National DPP LCP) decreases the risk of developing diabetes. However, enrolling and retaining participants is a challenge for program providers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecently, an association between dysbiosis of the gut microbiota (GMB) and the development of several diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been proposed. Dysbiosis involves changes in microbial diversity influenced by environmental factors, like diet or lifestyle. In this study, we investigated the role of GMB parameters in Spanish AD patients, assessing the impact of adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle (ML), as well as to characterize these parameters in relation to neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric, emotional, and functionality parameters.
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- Human exposure to toxic elements like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury can lead to serious health problems, primarily through dietary intake.
- Recent studies have focused on the levels of these toxic elements in food, with China and Spain being the most researched countries; in Spain, Catalonia has conducted the most studies on trace elements in food.
- The review found a decrease in estimated dietary intakes of these toxic elements over time, attributed to lower concentrations in food and changes in dietary habits, with fish and seafood containing the highest levels; however, safety thresholds set by the EFSA were not exceeded by most adult groups.
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- Blood establishments, like the Blood and Tissue Bank of Aragón (BTBA) in Spain, face various challenges that threaten the sustainable supply of blood, leading to the adoption of innovative technologies over the last decade.* -
- Analysis of BTBA’s data from 2013-2023 showed a 16% decrease in red blood cell concentrates but a 13.3% increase in platelet concentrates, with improvements in pathogen reduction technology and software leading to higher efficiency and lower loss of products.* -
- The successful implementation of automation and software solutions has optimized blood processing, enhanced productivity, improved traceability, and overall staff satisfaction, while also ensuring the safety of blood products.*
In general, for most environmental persistent organic pollutants (POPs), dietary intake is the main way of exposure. Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are a family of two-ringed aromatic compounds, which are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, being structurally similar to PCDD/Fs and PCBs. Although the production and use of PCNs were banned in the USA and Europe some decades ago, due to their persistent properties, PCNs remain still present in the environment, being able to enter the food chain.
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