Plant genome size variation is a dynamic process of bloating and purging DNA. While it was thought plants were on a path to obesity through continual DNA bloating, recent research supports that most plants activity purge DNA. Plant genome size research has greatly benefited from the cataloguing of genome size estimates at the Kew Plant DNA C-values Database, and the recent availability of over ...

This study stabilizes and bloats Cr(VI)-sorbed bentonite by heating at high temperature. Cr leaching decreases with increasing temperatures. Heating the sample at 1100 1C results in a non-detectable Cr concentration in the leachate, equivalent to a Cr leaching percent less than 0.001% (i.e., Cr TCLP concentration o0.018mg of Cr L 1 of leachate). Morphology observed with a scanning electron micr...

BACKGROUND The treatment of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is still challenging. Partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) is a known prebiotic fiber. To assess the effects of PHGG on clinical symptoms of IBS patients in a prospective randomized double blind placebo-controlled study. METHODS Suitable IBS patients were recruited into an 18-week-long study (2 weeks of run-in, 12 weeks of treatment a...

AIM This study was aimed to evaluate symptomatic as well as histopathologic response to GFD in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathies including celiac disease, lymphocytic duodenosis and non-specific duodenitis. BACKGROUND Gluten-free diet (GFD) is the main treatment of celiac disease. However, its impact on other disorders of gluten sensitivity spectrum is less clear. PATIENTS AND ME...

Background Chronic diarrhea, vomiting, reflux, bloating, flatulence, and chronic stomach pain accompanied by cranky behavior are common symptoms related to delayed food sensitivity reactions in preschool children ranging from one to five years of age. It is not known whether immune intolerance and/or inflammatory reactions are playing any role in these children due to over-reactivity to food sp...

INTRODUCTION We have previously reported the association of gastrointestinal and hypoglycemic symptoms, with idiopathic accelerated gastric emptying. We now report the first series of six similar cases. CASE PRESENTATIONS Patient 1: A 24-year-old Caucasian man presented to our facility with a six-month history of post-prandial nausea, flatulence, bloating, abdominal discomfort and associated ...

Lactose intolerance affects more than 50 million Americans. It is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders seen by primary care physicians. When this disorder is properly diagnosed, the patient is easily treated with education and dietary modifications. Lactose intolerance is commonly misdiagnosed because of its overlapping symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal bloating. This article revi...