Adiponectin is secreted by adipose cells and mimics many metabolic actions of insulin.
However, mechanisms by which adiponectin acts are poorly understood. The vascular action of …

Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 18 years ago, a large
number of SARS-related coronaviruses (SARSr-CoVs) have been discovered in their natural …

Background The relationship between macronutrients and cardiovascular disease and
mortality is controversial. Most available data are from European and North American …

Background The association between intake of fruits, vegetables, and legumes with
cardiovascular disease and deaths has been investigated extensively in Europe, the USA, Japan, …

Background Since the first case of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection pneumonia
was detected in Wuhan, China, a series of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 were found in …

Background: Whether the patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infected by severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 would commonly develop acute kidney injury (…

The relationship between antioxidant activity and antimutagenicity of varioustea extracts (green
tea, pouchong tea, oolong tea, and black tea) was investigated. All tea extracts exhibited …

Aims It remains unknown whether the treatment of hypertension influences the mortality of
patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods and results This is a …

Electrocatalysis is at the center of many sustainable energy conversion technologies that are
being developed to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. The past decade has witnessed …

Background Several international guidelines recommend the consumption of two servings
of fruits and three servings of vegetables per day, but their intake is thought to be low …