and Sex Hormones To the Editor: We read with interest the recent article by Dr Ros and colleagues1 dealing with the relationship between a walnut diet and endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic subjects. The results of their study demonstrated that the walnut diet significantly improved endothelium-dependent vasodilation. The authors indicated that changes of endothelium-dependent vasodil...

Background & Aims of the Study: Natural organic matters (NOMs) are a mixture of chemically complex polyelectrolytes produced mainly from the decomposition of plant and animal residues that are present in all surface and groundwater resources. This paper evaluates the aqueous NOMs adsorption efficiency on walnut shell modified with Zinc Oxide (ZnO). Materials & Methods: This stud...

Performance of commercially available component resolved microarray has not been widely evaluated in food allergy. Nut allergy is a prevalent and increasing food allergy in which component resolved diagnosis is crucial. In the context of a multicentric study on pollen and vegetable food allergy in Spain, we enrolled patients (n=100) who had suffered at least two episodes of immediate symptoms a...

Paradox (Juglans hindsii × J. regia), the dominant rootstock used in California, USA walnut production, has many desirable horticultural characteristics, but is highly susceptible to crown gall. Crown gall, caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, is not consistently controlled with soil fumigation. This observation, in conjunction with observations of galls occurring in above ground ...

We investigated the basis for fruit drop in walnut (Juglans regia L.) following bloom period applications of streptomycin as a potential control treatment for walnut blight, a bacterial disease incited by Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis (Pierce) Dye. Experiments were conducted on streptomycin-treated field plots of ‘Vina’ walnut. Four streptomycin treatments were applied at different times...

Opting an appropriate dietary regime has been and will be one of the simplest ways of providing health for and preventing disorders of human beings. Cardiovascular diseases-one of the most prevalent causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide-are in particular related to diet. Atherosclerosis, the most common pathogenic process of cardiovascular disease, is closely connected with food ingredien...