BACKGROUND Sugar-sweetened soda consumption is consistently associated with an increased risk of several chronic inflammatory diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Whether it plays a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune inflammatory disease, remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the association between sugar-sweetened s...

A gene encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD), sodM, from S. aureus was cloned and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence specifies a 187-amino-acid protein with 75% identity to the S. aureus SodA protein. Amino acid sequence comparisons with known SODs and relative insensitivity to hydrogen peroxide and potassium cyanide indicate that SodM most likely uses manganese (Mn) as a cofactor. Th...

Enteric pathogens harbor a set of enzymes (e.g., superoxide dismutases [SOD]) for detoxification of endogenous and exogenous reactive oxygen species which are encountered during infection. To analyze the role of the Mn-cofactored SOD (SodA) in the pathogenicity of yersiniae, we cloned the sodA gene of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O8 by complementation of an Escherichia coli sodA sodB mutant...

Since its recognition as an impact structure 60 years ago, no volcanics were anticipated in the circular depression of 14.8 Ma old Nördlinger Ries. Here, we describe for first time a volcanic ash-derived clinoptilolite-heulandite-buddingtonite bed within 330 m thick Miocene lacustrine crater fill. Zircon U-Pb ages 14.20 ± 0.08 point to source ash Pannonian Basin, 760 km east The diagenetically ...

This Note examines New York City's Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule (Soda Ban), which was originally set to become effective March 12, 2013. The New York County Supreme Court's decision in New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suspended the Soda Ban on March 11, 2013. The First Department of the Appellate Division of...

BACKGROUND Consumption of sugar-sweetened soda has been associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. The relation with cerebrovascular disease has not yet been closely examined. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine patterns of soda consumption and substitution of alternative beverages for soda in relation to stroke risk. DESIGN The Nurses' Health Study, a prospective coho...