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Arginase is an enzyme with activity linked to several pathologies, however, many synthetic inhibitors that could potentially treat these diseases are not suitable for use in humans. Researchers at the...
Strontium is a trace element, with four naturally occurring isotopes (84Sr, 86Sr, 87Sr, 88Sr) out of which three are stable and one (87Sr) is radiogenic, produced by the decay of 87Rb. The 87Sr/86Sr...
A seven-year study in Taranto, Southern Italy, supports the need for a long–term environmental plan to both help protect consumers and safeguard local mussel production. Dioxins and dioxin-like...
Researchers use a chemical process to boost the effectiveness of natural grapevine–cane extract against downy mildew and grey mould. Grapevine diseases can cause a significant impact on fruit yield...
Silver has been used since antiquity to treat burns and chronic wounds by promoting tissue repair, however, it is only over the past century that its roles in protecting wounds against infection have...
Exposure to particulate air pollution and traffic noise increases the risk of cancer, cardiopulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease, and may cause oxidative stress. Researchers at Lund University...
The availability of more and more sensitive multi-component analytical techniques has raised the possibility of monitoring human (and other) activities by analysis of collective waste. A topical...
Bioarchaeologists apply enamel peptide analysis for the sex estimation of teeth at different stages of development, demonstrating its potential to revolutionise studies into childhood in the past...