EFFECTS OF DIETARY INTAKE OF COLLA CORII ASINI ON SKIN PARAMETERS AND APPEARANCE: RESULTS OF A 12-WEEK RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED, OPEN-LABELED TRIAL

Effects of dietary intake of Colla corii asini on skin parameters and appearance: Results of a 12-week randomized, controlled, open-labeled trial

Background: As a traditional Chinese medicine, the Colla corii asini (CCA), obtained from the skin of Equus animus L, has been used to nourish blood in China for more than 2000 years.The beneficial role of CCA supplementation in beauty has been reported in different case studies; however, research supporting these claims remains sparse.Objectives:

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Protein Phosphatase 1 Recruitment by Rif1 Regulates DNA Replication Origin Firing by Counteracting DDK Activity

The firing of eukaryotic origins of DNA replication requires CDK and DDK kinase activities.DDK, in particular, is involved in setting the temporal program of origin activation, a conserved feature of eukaryotes.Rif1, originally identified as a telomeric protein, was recently implicated in specifying replication timing in yeast and mammals.We show t

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High occurrence of Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) spurious infection in a village in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil

Calodium hepaticum (syn.Capillaria hepatica) is a nematode of the Capillariidae family that infects rodents and other mammals.In Brazil, human spurious infections of C.hepaticum have been detected in indigenous or rural communities from the Amazon Basin, but not in the southern states of the country.Here, we report tokidoki hello kitty blind box th

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