A Meal with Ultra-Processed Foods Leads to a Faster Rate of Intake and to a Lesser Decrease in the Capacity to Eat When Compared to a Similar, Matched Meal Without Ultra-Processed Foods.

: It is unknown whether the negative health effects associated with ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are due to their nutritional composition or to the extent of food processing itself. We evaluated the impact of a test meal composed only of UPF, according to the NOVA classification, compared to a similar meal without UPF in adults with obesity. : This is a parallel, randomized trial.

Scientific Mapping of Chia Protein Research: State of the Art and Future Trends.

This report is a pioneering bibliometric analysis of chia proteins as well as a review of the current/future themes of chia proteins. Reports were selected from the Scopus database, and networks of co-word occurrence, co-cited references, and the bibliographic coupling of documents were obtained. The health benefits and functional properties of chia proteins/peptides are current themes while the research of chia peptides is an emergent theme.

B Chromosome Transcriptional Inactivation in the Spermatogenesis of the Grasshopper .

Background/objectives: We analyzed the relationship between synapsis, recombination, and transcription during the spermatogenesis of the grasshopper carrying B chromosomes (type B1).

Methods: The progression of synapsis was interpreted according to the dynamics of the cohesin subunit SMC3 axes. DNA double-strand breaks were revealed by RAD51 immunolabeling, while transcriptional activity was determined by the presence of RNA polymerase II phosphorylated at serine 2 (pRNApol II) immunolabeling.

Synthetic peptides bioactive against phytopathogens have lower impact on some beneficial bacteria: An assessment of peptides biosafety in agriculture.

The emergence of bacterial resistance and the increasing restrictions on the use of agrochemicals are boosting the search for novel, sustainable antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) arise as a new generation of antibiotics due to their effectiveness at low doses and biocompatibility. We compared the antimicrobial activity of four promising AMPs (CA-M, BP100, RW-BP100, and 3.