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Impact of technological factors on diamine oxidase (DAO) activity in porcine kidney extracts as active ingredient for the dietary management of histamine intolerance 

Costa-Catala, Judit; Pellicer Roca, Salvador; Iduriaga-Platero, Irache; Sánchez-Pérez, Sònia; Veciana Nogués, María Teresa; Latorre Moratalla, Mariluz; Vidal Carou, Ma. Carmen (Publication date: 2026-03-24)

Histamine intolerance is associated with impaired histamine metabolism due to diamine-oxidase (DAO) enzyme deficiency at intestinal level. The recommended strategy to alleviate the symptomatology is a low-histamine diet ...

Unveiling the Impact of Peanut Consumption on Telomere Length in Young and Healthy Individuals: Insights from the ARISTOTLE Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial 

Torres-Oteros, Daniel; Parilli Moser, Isabella; Laveriano Santos, Emily P.; Becerra Tomás, Nerea; Sanz Lamora, Héctor; Hurtado Barroso, Sara; Haro Bautista, Diego; Marrero González, Pedro F.; Lamuela Raventós, Rosa Ma.; Relat Pardo, Joana; Canudas Puig, Sílvia (Publication date: 2026-03-18)

Diet is a potential modulator of telomere length (TL), but the impact of individual dietary components, such as nuts, on TL in young, healthy individuals remains underexplored. Peanuts are rich in bioactive compounds that ...

Late bedtime combined with more screen time before bed increases the risk of obesity and lowers diet quality in Spanish children 

Zerón-Rugerio, María Fernanda; Santamaría Orleans, Alicia; Izquierdo Pulido, Maria (Publication date: 2026-03-13)

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether the combination of bedtime and screen time (ST) before bed were associated with obesity and diet quality in toddlers and school-aged children. Parents reported ...

Emotional and Uncontrolled Eating Mediate the Well-Being Adiposity Relationship in Women but Not in Men 

Diez Hernández, María; Parilli Moser, Isabella; Zerón-Rugerio, María Fernanda; Izquierdo Pulido, Maria (Publication date: 2026-03-13)

Background/Objectives: Sex and gender influence dietary habits, eating behaviors, mental health, and obesity risk. Women exhibit a higher prevalence of emotional eating and mental health problems, which may contribute to ...

Red meats and health 

Rabassa Bonet, Montserrat; Raventós-Santamaria, Mercè; Rodríguez-Jerez, José Juan; Sabater-Sales, Gloria; Salgot i de Marçay, Miquel; Tibau-Font, Joan; Torner Gràcia, Núria; Tresserra i Rimbau, Anna; Vargas-Olmo, Joan Gabriel; Rivero Urgell, M. Montserrat; Vidal-Garcia, Eulàlia; Andrés Lacueva, Ma. Cristina; Banqué-Molas, Montserrat; Calvo Torras, Ma. de los Ángeles; Celorio Sardà, Ricard; Comas Basté, Oriol; Diego Navalón, Joan de; Domínguez García, Àngela; Hidalgo-Moya, Juan Ramón; Vidal Ortega, Catherine; Marcos-Sánchez, Ascensión (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

The purpose of this paper is to present a scientific consideration of the consumption of red meats as it relates to health and to the sustainability of our planet, and to help professionals and consumers to reflect on this ...

Low glomerular filtration rate values are associated with higher TSH in an elderly population at high cardiovascular disease risk. 

Brenta, Gabriela; Nepote, Alejandra; Barreto, Adriana; Musso, Carla; Faingold, Cristina; Fossati, Pia; Antonelli, Alessandro; Fallahi, Poupak; Famá, Fausto; Meroño, Tomás (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

Background: </strong>Hypothyroidism is associated with impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a recognized cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality risk factor. In older adults, this association remains unexplored. ...

The Rate of Histamine Degradation by Diamine Oxidase Is Compromised by Other Biogenic Amines 

Sánchez-Pérez, Sònia (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

Nowadays, certain uncertainties related to the onset of histamine adverse effects remain unsolved and still require further research. Questions still to be resolved include the wide range of doses at which dietary histamine ...

La lluita contra les fake news en el món de l’alimentació. Alimenta’t amb ciencia. 

Comas Basté, Oriol; Ripollés Ávila, Carolina (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

Són tòxics els additius que es troben en els aliments? Menjar fruita al final dels àpats engreixa? S’han de desinfectar els vegetals abans de consumir-los? El suc de taronja perd la vitamina C si no es beu de seguida? És ...

World Region of Gastronomy 2025: Catalan cuisine with roots and a future 

Rivero Urgell, M. Montserrat; Castells Esqué, Pere; Mans Teixidó, Claudi, 1948-; Vidal-Garcia, Eulàlia; Comas Basté, Oriol (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

Catalonia has been designated the World Region of Gastronomy 2025, becoming the first European region to receive this distinction. This recognition offers an opportunity to promote Catalan cuisine internationally and to ...

Deciphering the Complexity of Smoke Point in Virgin Olive Oils to Develop Simple Predictive Models.  

Díez Betriu, Anna; Quintanilla-Casas, Beatriz; Masdemont Soler, Josep; Tres Oliver, Alba; Vichi, S. (Stefania); Guardiola Ibarz, Francesc (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

The smoke point marks the onset of thermal degradation in edible oils. Although in this work we validated and improved its determination, it still relies on a subjective visual assessment and remains incompletely understood ...

Improvement of the safety of artisanal Spanish fermented sausages: Spotlight on the role of bacteriocinogenic Lactiplantibacillus paraplantarum against a Companilactobacillus alimentarius histaminogenic strain 

Barbieri, Federica; Tabanelli, Giulia; Comas Basté, Oriol; Latorre Moratalla, Mariluz; Angelucci, Chiara; Gardini, Fausto; Montanari, Chiara; García-López. J. David; Baños, Alberto (Publication date: 2026-02-27)

Biogenic amines (BA) in fermented sausages result from amino acid decarboxylation by microbial activity, either from technological or spoilage bacteria. Certain lactic acid bacteria typically found in fermented sausages ...

 Nutritional and Metabolic Signatures in Pediatric Phenylketonuria and Hyperphenylalaninemia: Insights from Untargeted Urinary Metabolomics. 

Barrau Martínez, Blanca; González-Rodríguez, Arnau; Garcia-Arenas, Dolores; Campistol Plana, Jaume; Meavilla, Silvia; Roca-Vives, Regina; Jáuregui Pallarés, Olga; Ormazabal Herrero, Aida; Llorach Llorach, Rafael; Urpí Sardà, Mireia; Consortium PKU.cat (Publication date: 2026-02-25)

Dietary interventions are essential for managing phenylketonuria (PKU) and may influence metabolic regulation beyond phenylalanine control. We characterized the urinary metabolomic fingerprint of pediatric participants (n ...

Improvement of Histamine Intolerance Symptoms in Pregnant Women with Diamine Oxidase Deficiency: An Exploratory Study 

Duelo, Adriana; Sánchez Pérez, Sònia; Pellicer Roca, Salvador; Sánchez Buxens, Sara; Comas Basté, Oriol; Latorre Moratalla, Mariluz; Vidal Carou, Ma. Carmen (Publication date: 2026-02-23)

Background/Objectives: Diamine oxidase (DAO) deficiency can lead to excessive histamine absorption at the intestinal level, triggering symptoms that affect the gastrointestinal, neurological, dermatological, respiratory, ...

Late bedtime is associated with lower weight loss in patients with severe obesity after sleeve gastrectomy 

Barnadas Solé, Cristina (Publication date: 2026-02-19)

Background: Previous research has shown that sleep can play a role in obesity and weight loss. However, the association of sleep with weight loss in patients with severe obesity after bariatric surgery remains unexplored. ...

Sleeve gastrectomy in patients with severe obesity restores circadian rhythms and their relationship with sleep pattern 

Barnadas Solé, Cristina; Zerón-Rugerio, María Fernanda; Foncillas Corvinos, Javier; Díez Noguera, Antoni; Cambras Riu, Trinitat; Izquierdo Pulido, Maria (Publication date: 2026-01-22)

Advances in research have linked alterations of circadian rhythms with obesity. However, few</p><p>studies have focused on the recovery of the circadian expression after a weight loss treatment.</p><p>Our aim was to study ...

Blood serum from individuals with Alzheimer's disease alters microglial phagocytosis in vitro. 

Du Preez, Andrea; Altendorfer, Barbara; Poupardin, Rodolphe; Lefèvre Arbogast, Sophie; Manach, Claudine; Low, Dorrain Yanwen; Urpí Sardà, Mireia; Andrés Lacueva, Ma. Cristina; González-Domínguez, Raúl; Felder, Thomas K.; Tevini, Julia; Zattoni, Marco; Koller, Andreas; Schmidt, Reinhold; Lucassen, Paul J.; Ruigrok, Silvie R.; de Lucia, Chiara; Helmer, Catherine; Neuffer, Jeanne; Proust-Lima, Cécile; Korosi, Aniko; Samieri, Cécilia; Thuret, Sandrine; Aigner, Ludwig (Publication date: 2026-01-20)

In Alzheimer’s disease, microglial phagocytosis is engaged in the pathogenesis as it clears abnormal protein accumulations, debris, and apoptotic cells in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, but fuels neuroinflammation ...

Untargeted Metabolomic Study for Urinary Characterization of Adult Patients with Phenylketonuria. 

García Villoria, Judit; González-Rodríguez, Arnau; Barrau Martínez, Blanca; Pané, Adriana; López Galera, Rosa Ma.; Tobias, Ester; Montserrat-Carbonell, Cristina; Guitart Mampel, Mariona; Jáuregui Pallarés, Olga; Roca-Vives, Regina; Milisenda, José; Matas García, Ana; Forga Visa, María De Talló; Moreno Lozano, Pedro Juan; Garrabou Tornos, Glòria; Urpí Sardà, Mireia; Llorach, Rafael; Consortium PKU.cat (Publication date: 2026-01-19)

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder caused by phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency, leading to phenylalanine (Phe) accumulation and neurological dysfunction if untreated. While metabolomics holds ...

Antioxidant peptides from alternative sources reduce lipid oxidation in 5% fish oil-in-water emulsions (pH 4) and fish oil-enriched mayonnaise. 

García-Moreno, Pedro J.; Varona, Elisa; Gregersen Echers, Simon; Olsen, Tobias H.; Marcatili, Paolo; Guardiola Ibarz, Francesc; Overgaard, Michael T.; Hansen, Egon B.; Jacobsen, Charlotte; Yesiltas, Betül (Publication date: 2026-01-16)

Bioinformatics tools were used to predict radical scavenging and metal chelating activities of peptides derived from abundant potato, seaweed, microbial, and spinach proteins. The antioxidant activity was evaluated in 5% ...

Influence of Dietary Intake on Carotid Maximum Intima–Media Thickness in Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproductive Techniques 

Tor Roca, Alba; Barrau Martínez, Blanca; Termes-Escalé, Mireia; Valenzuela Alcaraz, Brenda I.; Llorach, Rafael; Farran, Andreu; Gratacós Solsona, Eduard; Crispi Brillas, Fàtima; Urpí Sardà, Mireia (Publication date: 2026-01-16)

Background/Objectives: Research on the relationship between nutritional characteristics and their impact on cardiovascular remodeling in children conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) is limited. We aimed to ...

Stimuli-Responsive Functionalization Strategies to Spatially and Temporally Control Surface Properties: Michael vs DielsAlder Type Additions 

Luque Corredera, Carlos; Kyvik, Adriana R.; Pulido, Daniel; Royo Expósito, Miriam; Veciana, Jaume; Guasch, Judith; Ratera, Imma (Publication date: 2026-01-09)

Les monocapes auto-enssemblades que responen als estímuls (SAM's), s’utilitzen per conferir canvis físics, químics o propietatsbiològiques a les superfícies mitjançant l'aplicació de estímuls externs. Les SAM's preparades ...

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