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Research – Mycotoxins – A Mycotoxin Present in Many Foods Affect the Regeneration of Neurons

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Biomedical Sciences, University CEU Cardenal Herrera, in collaboration with the University of Valencia have confirmed by experiments in vitro and in vivo in experimental animals the potential negative effect for Neuroregeneration a mycotoxin Ochratoxin A, present in many foods, especially cereals and their derivatives. La investigación ha permitido demostrar que la Ocratoxina A afecta a la formación de nuevas neuronas en el cerebro, proceso conocido como neurogénesis, concretamente en la mayor zona neurogénica del cerebro adulto: la zona subventricular. Research has demonstrated that OTA affects the formation of new neurons in the brain, a process known as neurogenesis, particular in larger area neurogenic adult brain: the subventricular zone.

Research – Freshwater Turtles and Salmonella – Campylobacter

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Professors from the University CEU Cardenal Herrera studied 200 specimens of freshwater turtles from eleven Valencian wetland areas, to determine the prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in these animals, because of their potential risk of transmitting gastrointestinal diseases to humans, especially children. According to the results, published in the journal Plos One, 11% of the analysed specimens of freshwater turtles were found positive for Salmonella. However, Campylobacter was not detected in any of them. This is the first study to rule out terrapins as transmitters of campylobacteriosis to humans.