Poultry feathers, consisting largely of keratin, are a low-value product of the poultry industry. The safety and digestibility of a dietary protein produced from keratin (KER) was compared to a cysteine-supplemented casein-based diet in a growing rat model for four weeks. KER proved to be an effective substitute for casein at 50% of the total dietary protein, with no changes in the rats' food i...

Based on a technology assessment that CMS requested from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and after consultation with appropriate organizations as required by the Medicare law, CMS has decided to provide for annual coverage of the screening iFOBT as an alternative to (or substitute for) the screening guaiac fecal-occult blood test (gFOBT), for all beneficiaries age 50 and ...

OBJECTIVES Vector-borne diseases are still a major mortality factor in Africa and South-east Asia and effective mosquito repellents are therefore needed. An efficient and safe in-vitro assay system using artificial blood and skin substitute could facilitate the development of novel repellents, as most assays currently rely on human subjects or vertebrate whole blood. Moreover, examining the ski...

Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and other neurodegenerative disorders are most exploring areas clinical research in Geriatric Psychiatry. Presently neuroimaging, blood CSF biomarkers expensive invasive to perform considered impractical for purpose. The retinal presents a readily accessible tissue monitoring the brain could potentially be used combination with or as substitute current AD...