Publications by authors named "M J Filiatrault"
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- The Chinese hibiscus is a popular decorative and medicinal plant, but it is vulnerable to various bacterial infections.
- In March 2019, a bacterial isolate named "Hibiscus 35-1" was identified from affected hibiscus plants in a New York greenhouse, showing leaf spots and chlorosis after being moved from Florida.
- Experiments confirmed the pathogenicity of "Hibiscus 35-1," causing symptoms in inoculated hibiscus plants while control plants showed no symptoms, highlighting the significance of bacterial pathogens in ornamental horticulture.
Background: About half of MCI patients experience semantic deficits, which may predict progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The neural basis of these deficits in MCI is not well understood. This study aimed to examine the relationship between semantic memory performance and cortical thickness in MCI patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhether COVID-19-related experienced stress influenced lifestyle habits remains to be thoroughly evaluated among university students. This study examined the relationship between COVID-19-related experienced stress and subsequent lifestyle habits among undergraduate students. This cross-sectional study included 708 undergraduate students from Université Laval (Québec, Canada) participating in the (ExPan) cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Management of high blood pressure (BP), a key feature of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), relies on diet and medication. Whether these modalities are used as complements has never been evaluated in real-world settings. This study assessed the relationship between diet quality and antihypertensive medication intensity among adults with MetS-associated high BP.
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- The study examined how diet quality impacts the use of glucose-lowering medication in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using a group of 352 participants from a larger cohort.
- Researchers assessed diet quality with the healthful plant-based diet index (hPDI) and medication intensity using self-reported data categorizing medication types and doses.
- Findings showed no overall connection between diet quality and medication intensity, though younger adults had an inverse relationship between the two, indicating better diet quality was associated with lower medication intensity.