Approximately 200 studies that examined the relationship between fruit and vegetable
intake and cancers of the lung, colon, breast, cervix, esophagus, oral cavity, stomach …

Temperature is one of the major environmental constraints governing the distribution of both
wild and cultivated plants. Many tropical and subtropi cal crops, for example rice, maize …

The process by which introns are removed from nuclear mRNA precursors shares certain
fundamental properties with group II splicing reactions (14). Since the latter can occur …

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and
taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status …

The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset,
sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). The APOE ε4 allele markedly increases AD risk and …

Methods for the estimation of hydrogen peroxide in acetone extracts using titanium (IV) are
likely to overestimate hydrogen peroxide when applied to plant leaves. Pigments appear to …

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is an important risk factor for obesity-related metabolic
disorders. Therefore, a reduction in VAT has become a key goal in obesity management …

Background Liposuction has been proposed as a potential treatment for the metabolic
complications of obesity. We evaluated the effect of large-volume abdominal liposuction on …

Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the
effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across …

Species distribution patterns within naturally fragmented habitat have been found to often
exhibit patterns of pronounced nestedness. Highly predictable extinction sequences are …