• The use of a mini-bioreactor fermentation system as a reproducible, high-throughput ex-vivo batch model of the distal colon 

  O'Donnell, Michelle M.; Rea, Mary C.; Shanahan, Fergus; Ross, R. Paul (Frontiers Media, 2018)

  Ex vivo colon fermentation systems are highly versatile as models for analyzing gastrointestinal tract microbiota composition and functionality. Ex vivo colon models range in size and functionality from bench-top micro ...
• Knowledge is power: general practitioners prescribing of new oral anticoagulants in Ireland 

  Murphy, Aileen; Kirby, Ann; Bradley, Colin (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)

  Objective: New oral anticoagulants (NOACs) aim to overcome warfarin’s shortcomings, however their pharmacokinetic characteristics make prescribing complex. Thus it is imperative that general practitioners (GPs) are aware ...
• Interactions between Vitamin D Status, Calcium Intake and Parathyroid Hormone Concentrations in Healthy White-Skinned Pregnant Women at Northern Latitude 

  Hemmingway, Andrea; O'Callaghan, Karen; Hennessy, Áine; Hull, George; Cashman, Kevin; Kiely, Mairead E. (MDPI AG, 2018)

  Adverse effects of low vitamin D status and calcium intakes in pregnancy may be mediated through functional effects on the calcium metabolic system. Little explored in pregnancy, we aimed to examine the relative importance ...
• A Mediterranean-like dietary pattern with vitamin D3 (10 µg/d) supplements reduced the rate of bone loss in older Europeans with osteoporosis at baseline: results of a 1-y randomized controlled trial 

  Jennings, Amy; Cashman, Kevin D.; Gillings, Rachel; Cassidy, Aedin; Tang, Jonathan; Fraser, William; Dowling, Kirsten G.; Hull, George L. J.; Berendsen, Agnes A. M.; de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.; Pietruszka, Barbara; Wierzbicka, Elzbieta; Ostan, Rita; Bazzocchi, Alberto; Battista, Giuseppe; Caumon, Elodie; Meunier, Nathalie; Malpuech-Brugère, Corinne; Franceschi, Claudio; Santoro, Aurelia; Fairweather-Tait, Susan J. (Oxford University Press, 2018)

  Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) is widely recommended for the prevention of chronic disease, but evidence for a beneficial effect on bone health is lacking. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect ...
• Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorders in offspring: a retrospective analysis of the millennium cohort study 

  Gallagher, C.; McCarthy, Fergus P.; Ryan, R. M.; Khashan, Ali. S. (Springer, 2018)

  The objective of this retrospective analysis of the longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study was to examine whether maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy (MACP) is associated with the development of childhood autism spectrum ...

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