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    • Faster ticking rate of the epigenetic clock is associated with faster pubertal development in girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Santos, José Luis; Horvath, Steve; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin B. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
      Epigenetic age is an indicator of biological aging, capturing the impact of environmental and behavioral influences across time on cellular function. Deviance between epigenetic age and chronological age (AgeAccel) is a ...
    • Associations among infant iron deficiency, childhood emotion and attention regulation, and adolescent problem ... 
      East, Patricia; Delker, Erin; Lozoff, Betsy; Delva, Jorge; Castillo, Marcela; Gahagan, Sheila (Wiley, 2018)
      This study examined whether iron deficiency (ID) in infancy contributes to problem behaviors in adolescence through its influence on poor regulatory abilities in childhood. Chilean infants (N=1,116) were studied whenthere ...
    • Reference values of hand grip dynamometry and the relationship between low strength and mortality in older Chileans 
      Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Márquez Jara, Carlos; Angel Badillo, Bárbara Karen; Saguez, Rodrigo; Sánchez, Hugo (Dove Medical Press, 2018)
      Aim: This study was aimed to set reference values of hand-grip strength by age and sex and validate cut points for risk of functional limitation and mortality in older Chileans. Methods: This was a pooled analysis of ...
    • El cubo de la promoción de salud. Un enfoque integrado para el diseño de intervenciones efectivas 
      Salinas Cubillos, Judith (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2018)
      The objective of this article is to present the Health Promotion Cube, a pedagogical resource that facilitates a strategic vision, by integrating approaches for the formulation and analysis of health promotion and ...
    • Aumento de la obesidad en Chile y en el mundo 
      Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2018)
    • Intragenic DNA methylation in buccal epithelial cells and intellectual functioning in a paediatric cohort ... 
      Arpone, Marta; Baker, Emma K.; Bretherton, Lesley; Bui, Minh; Li, Xin; Whitaker, Simon; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Cohen, Jonathan; Hickerton, Chriselle; Rogers, Carolyn; Field, Mike; Elliott, Justine; Aliaga, Solange M.; Ling, Ling; Francis, David; Hearps, Stephen J. C.; Hunter, Matthew F.; Amor, David J.; Godler, David E. (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
      Increased intragenic DNA methylation of the Fragile X Related Epigenetic Element 2 (FREE2) in blood has been correlated with lower intellectual functioning in females with fragile X syndrome (FXS). This study explored these ...
    • Oenococcus oeni in chilean red wines: technological and genomic characterization 
      Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Ilabaca, Carolina; Ruiz, Mauricio; Jara Campos, Carla (Frontiers media SA, 2018)
      The presence and load of species of LAB at the end of the malolactic fermentation (MLF) were investigated in 16 wineries from the different Chilean valleys (Limari, Casablanca, Maipo, Rapel, and Maule Valleys) during 2012 ...
    • Mifepristone enhances insulin stimulated Akt phosphorylation and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells 
      Bernal Sore, Izela; Navarro Márquez, Mario F.; Osorio Fuentealba, César; Díaz Castro, Francisco; Campo, Andrea del; Donoso Barraza, Camila; Porras Espinoza, Omar; Lavandero González, Sergio; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo (Elsevier, 2018)
      Mifepristone is the only FDA-approved drug for glycaemia control in patients with Cushing's syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Mifepristone also has beneficial effects in animal models of diabetes and patients with antipsychotic ...
    • Bacteriophages in the control of pathogenic vibrios 
      Plaza, Nicolás; Castillo, Daniel; Pérez Reytor, Diliana; Higuera Guajardo, Gastón; García, Katherine; Bastias, Roberto (Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2018)
      Vibrios are common inhabitants of marine and estuarine environments. Some of them can be pathogenic to humans and/or marine animals using a broad repertory of virulence factors. Lately, several reports have indicated that ...
    • Pectin esterification degree in the bioavailability of non heme iron in women 
      Jaramillo, Angela; Molina Carrasco, Paulina; Briones, Lautaro; Flores, Sebastián; Olivares, Manuel; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando (Springer, 2018)
      Pectins are a type of soluble fiber present in natural and processed foods. Evidence regarding the effect of esterification degree of pectins on iron absorption in humans is scarce. In the present study, the effect of ...
    • Measuring change in perceived well being of family caregivers: validation of the spanish version of the ... 
      Aravena, Jose M.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Gitlin, Laura N. (Wiley, 2018)
      ObjectiveFew instruments evaluate family caregiver perceptions of challenges caring for persons with dementia and improvement or worsening in these areas. To address this measurement gap, we examine psychometric properties ...
    • Structure and co-occurrence patterns in microbial communities under acute environmental stress reveal ... 
      Mandakovic Seyler, Dinka; Rojas, Claudia; Maldonado, Jonathan; Latorre Mora, Mauricio; Travisany, Dante; Delage, Erwan; Bihouee, Audrey; Jean, Geraldine; Díaz, Francisca; Fernández Gómez, Beatriz; Cabrera, Pablo; Gaete, Alexis; Latorre, Claudio; Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.; Maass Sepúlveda, Alejandro; Cambiazo Ayala, Liliana; Navarrete, Sergio A.; Eveillard, Damien; González Canales, Mauricio (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
      Understanding the factors that modulate bacterial community assembly in natural soils is a longstanding challenge in microbial community ecology. In this work, we compared two microbial co-occurrence networks representing ...
    • Effectiveness of breast cancer screening policies in countries with medium-low incidence rates 
      Kong, Qingxia; Mondschein, Susana; Pereira, Ana (Revista de Saude Pública, 2018)
      Chile has lower breast cancer incidence rates compared to those in developed countries. Our public health system aims to perform 10 biennial screening mammograms in the age group of 50 to 69 years by 2020. Using a dynamic ...
    • Gender, nutritional status and disability free life expectancy among older people in Santiago, Chile 
      Moreno, Ximena; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Angel Badillo, Bárbara Karen; Sánchez, Hugo (Public Library Science, 2018)
      Background This study was aimed to estimate life expectancy (LE), disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and disabled life expectancy (DLE) among older adults from Santiago, Chile, and to determine the existence of ...
    • Childhood and adolescent phenol and phthalate exposure and the age of menarche in Latina girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Calafat, Antonia M.; Ye, Xiaoyun; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Michels, Karin B. (BIOMED Central Ltd., 2018)
      Background: The age of menarche has been associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease, as well as cancer risk. The decline in menarcheal age over the past century may be partially attributable to increased exposure ...
    • Vitamin D deficiency in pediatric clinical practice 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Pacheco Acosta, Johanna; Castillo Durán, Carlos (Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, 2018)
      Vitamin D research suggests it has a role in disorders other than bone metabolism. Objective: To update the information on vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in pediatric clinical disorders. Methods: Search in virtual ...
    • Patients with fragile X syndrome attending a specialized centre in Chile: parent satisfaction, costs and adherence 
      Faúndes Gómez, Víctor; Salas, Isabel; Correa Burrows, Paulina; Soto Reyes, Paula; Peña, María Ignacia; Pugin, Angela; Bravo, Paulina; Santa María Vásquez, Lorena; Morales, Paulina; Curotto, Bianca; Aliaga, Solange; Alliende, María Angélica (Wiley, 2018)
      The study aim was to evaluate the administration and achievements of a Fragile X syndrome (FXS) centre in Chile. Families with children with FXS who sought care at our centre (CDTSXF) answered a survey to evaluate parent ...
    • Infant Iron deficiency and iron supplementation predict adolescent internalizing, externalizing, and social ... 
      Doom, Jenalee R.; Richards, Blair; Caballero, Gabriela; Delva, Jorge; Gahagan, Sheila; Lozoff, Betsy (Elsevier, 2018)
      Objective To evaluate associations between iron supplementation and iron deficiency in infancy and internalizing, externalizing, and social problems in adolescence. Study design The study is a follow-up of infants as ...
    • Intestinal microbiota of white shrimp penaeus vannamei under intensive cultivation conditions in Ecuador 
      Gainza, Oreste; Jorquera Ramírez, Carolina; Salinas Ramos, Alfredo; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (Springer, 2018)
      The goal of the study was to characterize the intestinal tract bacterial microbiota composition of Penaeus vannamei in intensive commercial ponds in Ecuador, comparing two shrimp-farming phases: nursery and harvest. Bacterial ...
    • Effect of a nutrition educational intervention in a work environment 
      Ríos, Natalie; Samudio, Margarita; Paredes, Fabiana; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2017)
      The objective is to evaluate a nutrition educational intervention in a work place. This is a quasi-experimental and four-month longitudinal study in 90 participants (44 women and 46 men), average age 29.3 +/- 5.4 years, ...