Researchers use an innovative strategy to identify specific compounds from Zhongjing formulae that could be developed into new drugs to treat inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel disease...
Scientists warn that disposable face masks could be significant sources of microplastics into the environment, highlighting an urgent need for improved disposal strategies. The outbreak of COVID–19...
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...