Methods We report the observations of two boys of age 5 and 11 formerly diagnosed with common food allergens. A secondary sensitization to pine nuts appears in skin prick tests using a commercial extract (Stallergènes, Antony, France). Specific serum IgE test (CAP-FEIA f253 Phadia) were performed. Because it was impossible to precise the consumption of pine nuts (anamnesis not informative enoug...

Sources of funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición; Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares; Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria–Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Fundación Mapfre 2010; Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía; Department of Health of the Au...

The leaves, nuts and sarcotesta of Ginkgo biloba L. (Ginkgoaceae) are used in China not only for medical purposes, but also in ‘health foods’ and cosmetics. Cases of allergic contact dermatitis caused by ginkgo leaves, fruits and nuts have been previously reported (1–3), including occupational contact dermatitis in Central Europe (1). We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis caused by G....

Recent epidemiologic studies assessing tree nut (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts) consumption and the association with nutrient intake and diet quality are lacking. This study determined the association of tree nut consumption and nutrient intake and diet quality using a nationally representative sample of adults. Adults 19+ y...

OBJECTIVE The Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea (PREDIMED) trial showed that a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) supplemented with either extra virgin olive oil or 30 g/d of mixed nuts reduced incident cardiovascular events compared with a control (low fat) diet. The mechanisms of cardiovascular protection afforded by MedDiets remain to be uncovered. We assessed the effect of both supplemented MedDi...

Previous studies have reported that regular nut consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and does not promote weight gain despite the fact that nuts are energy-dense. However, no studies have investigated the body composition of those regularly consuming nuts compared to similar intakes of other snacks of equal energy density. This parallel study (n = 118) examined the effects of p...

Pervasive transcription of eukaryotic genomes stems to a large extent from bidirectional promoters that synthesize mRNA and divergent noncoding RNA (ncRNA). Here, we show that ncRNA transcription in the yeast S. cerevisiae is globally restricted by early termination that relies on the essential RNA-binding factor Nrd1. Depletion of Nrd1 from the nucleus results in 1,526 Nrd1-unterminated transc...

Malnutrition and lack of economic sustainability are major problems in developing countries. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the nutrients' contents of three locally grown nuts in Nigeria (local groundnut, Kampala groundnut and breadnut) and highlight their health and economic potentials. Proximate analysis, chemical properties, minerals and fatty acids composition of the nuts ...

DNA methylation could be reversible and mouldable by environmental factors, such as dietary exposures. The objective was to analyse whether an intervention with two Mediterranean diets, one rich in extra-virgin olive oil (MedDiet + EVOO) and the other one in nuts (MedDiet + nuts), was influencing the methylation status of peripheral white blood cells (PWBCs) genes. A subset of 36 representative...

Given a set of n nuts of distinct widths and a set of n bolts such that each nut corresponds to a unique bolt of the same width, how should we match every nut with its corresponding bolt by comparing nuts with bolts? (No comparison is allowed between two nuts or two bolts.) The problem can be naturally viewed as a variant of the classic sorting problem as follows. Given two lists of n numbers e...