Publications by authors named "O Frenkel"

Importance: Obesity is associated with numerous psychosocial complications, making psychiatric safety a consideration for treating people with obesity. Few studies have investigated the psychiatric safety of newly available antiobesity medications.

Objective: To evaluate the psychiatric safety of subcutaneous semaglutide, 2.

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Article Synopsis
  • Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used for weight loss, may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular issues in individuals with obesity, but its specific effects on those with pre-existing heart conditions, like atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and heart failure, were unclear.
  • The SELECT trial, a comprehensive study involving adult participants with cardiovascular disease and high BMI, examined the impact of weekly injections of semaglutide versus placebo on heart-related outcomes, particularly focusing on those with varying types of heart failure.
  • Researchers looked for differences in cardiovascular events, analyzing data to see if treatment efficacy and safety were affected by heart failure type and participants’ initial health characteristics.
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is a Mediterranean shrub cultivated in Israel for traditional, ceremonial use only, with more than 98 % of the crop biomass, equivalent to 26-27 tons per ha per annum, considered agricultural waste. Therefore, potentially profitable use for this excess is being highly sought. As is also known for its unique terpene and terpenoid content, this work evaluated the impact of essential oil (EO) extracted from several cultivars on storage insects, nematodes, fungi, and pathogens.

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Since 2012, growers of coriander, L., in Israel have been suffering from summer wilting that can result in entire fields collapsing. The current study aimed to determine the cause of the phenomenon and find a genetic solution to the problem.

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Unlabelled: Fungal phytopathogens cause significant reductions in agricultural yields annually, and overusing chemical fungicides for their control leads to environmental pollution and the emergence of resistant pathogens. Exploring natural isolates with strong antagonistic effects against pathogens can improve our understanding of their ecology and develop new treatments for the future. We isolated and characterized a novel bacterial strain associated with the species , termed APO9, which strongly inhibits , a commercially important pathogenic fungus causing blotch in wheat.

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