Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic techniques are widely used in humans both
for clinical diagnostic applications and in basic research areas such as cognitive …

Abstract The Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) project is designed to provide
evidence-based advice to anyone with an interest in the role of nutrition in health …

Aging is a major risk factor for most chronic diseases and functional impairments. Within a
homogeneous age sample there is a considerable variation in the extent of disease and …

Micronuclei (MNi) are among the most widely studied biomarkers of DNA damage and
chromosomal instability in humans. They originate from chromosome fragments or intact …

Over a century ago, Theodor Boveri paved the way to mechanistic studies linking
chromosomal abnormalities to cancer pathogenesis. Since then, theoretical and empirical …

The human buccal micronucleus cytome assay (BMCyt) is one of the most widely used
techniques to measure genetic damage in human population studies. Reducing protocol …

The comet assay is widely used in human biomonitoring to measure DNA damage as a
marker of exposure to genotoxic agents or to investigate genoprotective effects. Studies …

Micronuclei (MN), the small nucleus-like bodies separated from the primary nucleus, can
exist in cells with numerical and/or structural chromosomal aberrations in apparently normal …

Childhood maltreatment is a key risk factor for poor mental and physical health. Recently,
variation in epigenetic processes, such as DNA methylation, has emerged as a potential …

The use of biomarkers as tools to evaluate genotoxicity is increasing recently. Methods that
have been used previously to evaluate genomic instability are frequently expensive …