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InsuTAG: A novel physiologically relevant predictor for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (2017)
Journal Article
Thota, R. N., Abbott, K. A., Ferguson, J. J. A., Veysey, M., Lucock, M., Niblett, S., King, K., & Garg, M. L. (2017). InsuTAG: A novel physiologically relevant predictor for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Scientific reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15460-z

© 2017 The Author(s). The aim of this study was to investigate whether a novel physiologically relevant marker, InsuTAG (fasting insulin × fasting triglycerides) can predict insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Data of 618 participa... Read More about InsuTAG: A novel physiologically relevant predictor for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.

Undiagnosed pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and chronic pancreatitis in functional GI disorder patients with diarrhea or abdominal pain (2017)
Journal Article
Talley, N., Holtmann, G., Nguyen, Q., Gibson, P., Bampton, P., Veysey, M., Wong, J., Philcox, S., Koloski, N., Bunby, L., & Jones, M. (2017). Undiagnosed pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and chronic pancreatitis in functional GI disorder patients with diarrhea or abdominal pain. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 32(11), 1813-1817. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.13791

© 2017 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd Background and Aim: A previous UK study showed that 6.1% of patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) had evidence of severe... Read More about Undiagnosed pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and chronic pancreatitis in functional GI disorder patients with diarrhea or abdominal pain.

VDR gene methylation as a molecular adaption to light exposure: Historic, recent and genetic influences (2017)
Journal Article
Beckett, E., Jones, P., Veysey, M., Duesing, K., Martin, C., Furst, J., Yates, Z., Jablonski, N., Chaplin, G., & Lucock, M. (2017). VDR gene methylation as a molecular adaption to light exposure: Historic, recent and genetic influences. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(5), Article e23010. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23010

Objectives
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a member of the nuclear receptor family of transcription factors. We examined whether degree of VDR gene methylation acts as a molecular adaptation to light exposure. We explored this in the context of phot... Read More about VDR gene methylation as a molecular adaption to light exposure: Historic, recent and genetic influences.

Reduced plasma homocysteine levels in elderly Australians following mandatory folic acid fortification – A comparison of two cross-sectional cohorts (2017)
Journal Article
Beckett, E., Martin, C., Boyd, L., Porter, T., King, K., Niblett, S., Yates, Z., Veysey, M., & Lucock, M. (2017). Reduced plasma homocysteine levels in elderly Australians following mandatory folic acid fortification – A comparison of two cross-sectional cohorts. Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism, 8, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnim.2017.04.001

© 2017 Objective In 2009, Australia implemented mandatory folic acid fortification in wheat flour for bread-making. The primary aim was to improve folate status in reproductive-aged women to reduce neural tube defect incidence. However, folic acid co... Read More about Reduced plasma homocysteine levels in elderly Australians following mandatory folic acid fortification – A comparison of two cross-sectional cohorts.

A potential sex dimorphism in the relationship between bitter taste and alcohol consumption (2017)
Journal Article
Beckett, E., Duesing, K., Boyd, L., Yates, Z., Veysey, M., & Lucock, M. (2017). A potential sex dimorphism in the relationship between bitter taste and alcohol consumption. Food and Function, 8(3), 1116-1123. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6fo01759b

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Background: Bitterness is an innate aversive taste important in detecting potentially toxic substances, including alcohol. However, bitter compounds exist in many foods and beverages, and can be desirable, such as in... Read More about A potential sex dimorphism in the relationship between bitter taste and alcohol consumption.

Regulation of IL-12p40 by HIF controls Th1/Th17 responses to prevent mucosal inflammation (2017)
Journal Article
Marks, E., Naudin, C., Nolan, G., Goggins, B. J., Burns, G., Mateer, S. W., Latimore, J. K., Minahan, K., Plank, M., Foster, P. S., Callister, R., Veysey, M., Walker, M. M., Talley, N. J., Radford-Smith, G., & Keely, S. (2017). Regulation of IL-12p40 by HIF controls Th1/Th17 responses to prevent mucosal inflammation. Mucosal Immunology, 10(5), 1224-1236. https://doi.org/10.1038/mi.2016.135

Intestinal inflammatory lesions are inherently hypoxic, due to increased metabolic demands created by cellular infiltration and proliferation, and reduced oxygen supply due to vascular damage. Hypoxia stabilizes the transcription factor hypoxia-induc... Read More about Regulation of IL-12p40 by HIF controls Th1/Th17 responses to prevent mucosal inflammation.

Is the long case dead? ‘Uh, I don't think so’: the Uh/Um Index (2016)
Journal Article
Duvivier, R., & Veysey, M. (2016). Is the long case dead? ‘Uh, I don't think so’: the Uh/Um Index. Medical Education, 50(12), 1245-1248. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13091

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education Current tools for clinical assessment are tedious and time-consuming, particularly the dreadful long case. There is a need for novel instruments that incorporate ot... Read More about Is the long case dead? ‘Uh, I don't think so’: the Uh/Um Index.

UV-associated decline in systemic folate: implications for human nutrigenetics, health, and evolutionary processes (2016)
Journal Article
Lucock, M., Beckett, E., Martin, C., Jones, P., Furst, J., Yates, Z., Jablonski, N., Chaplin, G., & Veysey, M. (2017). UV-associated decline in systemic folate: implications for human nutrigenetics, health, and evolutionary processes. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(2), Article e22929. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22929

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine whether UV exposure alters folate status according to C677T-MTHFR genotype, and to consider the relevance of this to human health and the evolutionary model of skin p... Read More about UV-associated decline in systemic folate: implications for human nutrigenetics, health, and evolutionary processes.

Relationship between methylation status of Vitamin D-related genes, Vitamin D levels, and methyl-donor biochemistry (2016)
Journal Article
Beckett, E., Duesing, K., Martin, C., Jones, P., Furst, J., King, K., Niblett, S., Yates, Z., Veysey, M., & Lucock, M. (2016). Relationship between methylation status of Vitamin D-related genes, Vitamin D levels, and methyl-donor biochemistry. Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism, 6, 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnim.2016.04.010

© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. Vitamin D is known for its role in the regulation of gene expression via the Vitamin D receptor, a nuclear transcription factor. More recently, a role for Vitamin D in regulating DNA methylation has been... Read More about Relationship between methylation status of Vitamin D-related genes, Vitamin D levels, and methyl-donor biochemistry.

Sex-dependent association between erythrocyte n-3 PUFA and type 2 diabetes in older overweight people (2016)
Journal Article
Abbott, K. A., Veysey, M., Lucock, M., Niblett, S., King, K., Burrows, T., & Garg, M. L. (2016). Sex-dependent association between erythrocyte n-3 PUFA and type 2 diabetes in older overweight people. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(8), 1379-1386. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114516000258

Copyright © The Authors 2016. The association between n-3 PUFA intake and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is unclear, and studies relating objective biomarkers of n-3 PUFA consumption to diabetic status remain limited. The aim of this study was to determine w... Read More about Sex-dependent association between erythrocyte n-3 PUFA and type 2 diabetes in older overweight people.

Association between omega-3 index and blood lipids in older Australians (2015)
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Ferguson, J. J., Veysey, M., Lucock, M., Niblett, S., King, K., MacDonald-Wicks, L., & Garg, M. L. (2016). Association between omega-3 index and blood lipids in older Australians. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 27, 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.09.010

Management of hyperlipidaemia remains a cornerstone therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) has been shown to modulate blood lipid profiles and reduce the risk of... Read More about Association between omega-3 index and blood lipids in older Australians.

Methylation diet and methyl group genetics in risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence (2015)
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Lucock, M., Yates, Z., Martin, C., Choi, J.-H., Beckett, E., Boyd, L., LeGras, K., Ng, X., Skinner, V., Wai, R., Kho, J., Roach, P., & Veysey, M. (2015). Methylation diet and methyl group genetics in risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence. Bba Clinical, 3, 107-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.11.005

Purpose
The aim of this study is to explore whether a methylation diet influences risk for adenomatous polyps (AP) either independently, or interactively with one-carbon metabolism-dependent gene variants, and whether such a diet modifies blood homoc... Read More about Methylation diet and methyl group genetics in risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence.