Ancient DNA Reveals the Earliest Evidence of Sheep Flocks During the Late Fourth and Third Millennia BC in Southern Iberia.

The Spanish Merino is the most significant sheep breed globally due to its economic and cultural importance in human history. It has also had a substantial influence on the development of other Merino and Merino-derived breeds. Historical sources indicate that crossbreeding to produce finer, higher-quality wool was already taking place in the south of the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman era.

Features, Treatments, and Therapeutic Outcomes of Peristomal versus Non-Peristomal Pyoderma Gangrenosum in 45 Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Single-Institution Study, 2002 through 2021.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is the second most common skin manifestation reported in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We performed a single-institution, retrospective study to summarize the clinical features and examine effective treatment regimens and outcomes of PG in IBD patients. We identified 45 patients who presented to our institute between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2021 with the following criteria: (1) diagnosed with an active PG (ICD9: 686.

Disseminated sporotrichosis with osteoarticular involvement in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report.

Sporotrichosis is caused by fungi belonging to the genus Sporothrix, and is generally acquired by traumatic inoculation. A 26-year-old man developed pustular lesions and a 6-kg weight loss after developing a lesion on his right hand 6 months previously. He was diagnosed with acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated sporotrichosis cultures of bone and muscle biopsy and blood samples grew Sporothrix schenckii.

Betalains: A Narrative Review on Pharmacological Mechanisms Supporting the Nutraceutical Potential Towards Health Benefits.

Betalains are naturally occurring pigments sourced mainly from (beetroot), spp. (dragon fruit), spp., and spp.