The Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) is a multisite observational cohort study that recruited a large cohort of geographically diverse participants. Enrollment of participants began in late 2004 at five (one domestic and four international) sites, in which...
BACKGROUND: Converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals using engineered cyanobacteria is a promising strategy to tackle the global warming and energy shortage issues. However, most cyanobacteria are autotrophic and use CO2 as a sole carbon source, which makes it h...
BACKGROUND: Evidence on the relationship between food processing and health outcomes has been increasing steadily. Under this context, ultra-processing food, such as sugar-sweetened fruity beverages (SS-FB), is associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome. However, whether...