Tracheobronchial aspirate (TBA) was tested for marker of micro-aspiration of gastric contents - pepsin followed by analysis of the incidence and clinical picture of the developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in patients with and without microaspiration.Found 1m SMA that in children with micro-aspiration the frequency and the severity of BPD in
Caenorhabditis elegans battling starvation stress: low levels of ethanol prolong lifespan in L1 larvae.
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans arrests development at the first larval stage if food is not present upon hatching.Larvae in this stage 1m SMA provide an excellent model for studying stress responses during development.We found that supplementing starved larvae with ethanol markedly extends their lifespan within this L1 diapause.The effects of
The Salt Swap intervention to reduce salt intake in people with high blood pressure: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Abstract Background High salt intake is a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease.Reducing salt intake has been shown to reduce blood pressure.Despite population-level interventions, including product reformulation and public awareness campaigns, adult salt consumption in the UK still exceeds recommendations; this is primarily due t