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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to study the features of psychophysical development and the morbidity patterns of children born after assisted pregnancy, and to identify the connection with the health status of mothers, followed by the development of a prediction model and general principles of management of children born after ART. The main questions it aims to answer are: • the influence of premorbid background of mothers on children's physical development, disease occurrence and morbidity patterns of children born as after ART. - To identify the indicators of cellular and humoral immunity in children born after different oocyte fertilization methods in IVF programs (classical IVF or ICSI). - To study the long-term effects of ART on the endocrine status of children. It will be studied hemogram examination, immunity indicators (cellular components CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16, CD20, CD25, CD95, CD3 HLA DR+, CD# HLA-DR; humoral components - IgM, IgA, IgE, IgG) and laboratory investigations in endocrine system (TSH, free T3 and T4 levels, insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), somatotropic hormone (STH); glucose, potassium, sodium) in 120 children born after ART. Researchers will compare 132 children conceived spontaneously to see if ART can influent on the health status in future.
A cross-sectional household survey with two-stage cluster-randomized sampling. This cross-sectional household survey design to recruit a random sample of households that is representative for each of the study sites. From the selected households, all consenting, household members will be included in the study. This study is funded by the UK Wellcome Trust. The grant reference number is 215604/Z/19/Z
Improving healthy physiological processes through nutritional intervention, as opposed to restoring physiology after disease occurrence, is an important new avenue for the reduction of disease burden in the population. A relatively new target for interventions is the gut microbiome. Dietary fibre is a nutritional intervention shown to alter gut microbiome and function. The present study aims to elucidate the relationship between microbiome modulation with dietary fibre and health. In order to assess health improvement, a meal challenge will be given to characterize the physiological processes and their resilience to challenge in healthy volunteers before and after microbiome modulation.
Increased body weight leading to the development and the establishment of overweight and obesity, has a growing detrimental effect on overall health status and quality of life. Latest research has been focusing on the direct influence of dietary habits on body weight regulation and its synergistic effect with genetic predisposition. The synergistic effect of genetic makeup and dietary habits constitute a major contributing factor, specifically in its manifestation on parameters of the cardiometabolic profile of individuals with elevated body weight. In this context, the aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of two hypocaloric diets with different macronutrient content (a high-carbohydrate/low-fat and a high-protein one) on the body weight loss of an overweight and/or obese adult, Greek population. Moreover, the study aims to explore gene-diet interactions between obesity and weight loss- related target genes and adherence to the proposed dietary schemes. It will further examine influences of the aforementioned factors on body composition, anthropometric indices, such as waist circumference, biochemical biomarkers related to cardiometabolic control and parameters of lifestyle, such as sleep quality. More specifically, 300 participants will be allocated into two groups, following either the high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet or the high-protein diet, for a duration of 3 months. Volunteers will participate in in-person meetings, at baseline and at three months after the beginning of the intervention. Anthropometric measurements and collection of blood samples will take place in each meeting. Demographic data and data on family and medical history, dietary habits, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, overall health status and physical activity will be collected at baseline. Participants will be provided with nutritional counselling and support both at the beginning and throughout the intervention. Participants will further report their monthly progress by completing online questionnaires (namely concerning their body weight, overall health status, physical activity and sleep quality), via use of an online assessment tool developed by our team. The effect of the intervention will be evaluated using anthropometric indices, body composition markers and biochemical biomarkers of cardiometabolic control, pre- and post- intervention. Gene-diet interactions will be assessed via genotyping of DNA samples and statistical analyses will take place via statistical packages, such as PLINK v.1.9.
The alteration maintained over time of some metabolic processes, such as oxidative stress, low-grade inflammation, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and of the intestinal microbiota activity, can induce some chronic diseases with high prevalence in society, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. These metabolic alterations can be modulated through nutrition and eating habits. Thus nutritional interventions are currently considered as a main tool for disease prevention. The need to adapt nutritional interventions to the particular needs of each person in order to improve the health status of all individuals is becoming more and more evident, through precision nutrition. On the other hand, for nutritional interventions to be carried out over long periods of time and to achieve sustainable long-term changes in lifestyle, new forms of behavioral counseling are necessary to facilitate the follow-up of nutritional interventions. PREVENTOMICS is a European project that arose to develop a personalized nutrition system, the PREVENTOMICS system. This system is based on the classification of the users of the system according to the state of their own metabolic processes, their genotype, their dietary habits and preferences, levels of physical activity, purchase preference and possible allergies, in order to provide a personalized nutrition adapted to the needs of each user. The PREVENTOMICS system is presented through a digital environment via computer, with a list of products provided by the ALDI supermarket to prepare the shopping list, without having to buy the products from the ALDI supermarket.
Background: Suboptimal health status (SHS) is a dynamic state potential clinical stage or prior psychosomatic disease stage during which people have not been diagnosed with a disease, but they have risk factors for illness and have tendency to develop diseases. The term refers to an existing condition of ill health that could lead to a pathologic condition but could also be eliminated, enabling the individual in question to return to a state of good health. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emphasizes the importance of health care and the idea that preventive treatment for diseases is superior to curative treatment. Therefore, early TCM-based intervention can improve the health status of people with SHS. People with SHS often experience such nonspecific symptoms as fatigue; such symptoms are typical of SHS from the perspective of TCM. The present study investigated people with SHS and fatigue as their primary symptom. All enrolled participants completed a physical questionnaire, after which their physiological parameters were monitored using a cloud physiological signal monitoring system to investigate correlations with TCM patterns. Methods: The participants first completed a body constitution questionnaire, the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire, the SHSQ-25 questionnaire, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and subsequently underwent sphygmography to determine their pulse patterns. Analyses of pulse waves were presented in relation to the spectral energy ratio (SER), and SER10 scores represented subtle changes in internal organ blood flow; 13-50-Hz spectrum analysis for pulse delineated any flow energy deviation in organs.
Limited utilizations of date seeds have previously been explored, and so previously wastage has often been the normality. However, research now indicates that several fruit seeds contain higher concentrations of beneficial total phytochemicals within their seeds in comparison to the flesh. As well as high nutritional values of date seeds for fibre, protein and micronutrients, this increased phytochemical content has been proven to be true for date seeds, with mainly phenolic acids (24.6 g k GAE) 3 and total flavonoids (3.67 g k RE). With the seeds presently being used to produce new coffee products, it raises questions on whether consumption of date seeds can alter mood and cognitive behaviour and therefore research into investigate the acute effect of date seeds coffee on mood and cognitive function on healthy young volunteers. However, to the best of the research team knowledge, this is the first human trial to investigate these effects.
Observational study about quality of life in postmenopausal women taking coenzyme Q compared to another group of women of the same age who do not take it
Background: The delivery of targeted, patient-centered care for a population with heterogeneous healthcare needs while moderating costs is a key challenge in healthcare. Segmentation of patient populations based on clinically distinguishing features and social healthcare needs is currently a promising method for informing the organization of healthcare supply to these needs. Aims: In this prospective cohort study, the investigators aim to assess the Simple Segmenting Tool (SST) as a method of patient population segmentation in terms of its inter-rater reliability, as well as convergent and predictive validity. We will also revise the tool based on feedback from the validity studies should the need arises. Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the SST is able to exhibit good inter-rater reliability, convergent validity and predictive validity for adverse events. Methodology: Non-critical patients aged 55 and above presenting to the Emergency Department will be screened with the SST. Raters will be paired in order to assess inter-rater reliability. To test convergent validity, the LACE, SF-12, and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) will also be used. Finally, predictive validity will be assessed by evaluating adverse event rates of patients in each SST category. Adverse events include all-cause mortality, length of hospital stay, emergency department visit and unplanned hospital readmission. Significance to Health Services Delivery: This study will provide evidence supporting the use of a standardized tool for evaluating the medical and social needs of patients at various sites of care. Following which, tailored packages of healthcare services can then be delivered in order to meet these needs.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of carbohydrate intake on training efficacy and health parameters of an endurance training program in healthy adults.