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An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has combined ring width and wood chemistry measurements from living and dead trees with soil characteristics and computer modelling to show that the damage done by decades of nickel and copper mining has not only devastated local environments, but also affected the global carbon cycle.

A new drug offers hope for young boys with the progressive neuromuscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by potentially offering an alternative to high-dose glucocorticoids that have significant side effects.

A new way of analyzing the chemical composition of soil organic matter will help scientists predict how soils store carbon — and how soil carbon may affect climate in the future.

UNSW Science researchers have studied an E. coli strain responsible for a severe intestinal infection in humans, enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). They have discovered a new molecular pathway that controls Shiga toxin production, this finding is important because there is no commercially available treatment for EHEC infections currently.

The behavior of cells is controlled by their environment. Besides biological factors or chemical substances, physical forces such as pressure or tension are also involved. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Heidelberg University developed a method that enables them to analyze the influence of external forces on individual cells.

When it comes to nutrient resource patches, researchers have discovered that marine bacteria have a knack for exploiting them efficiently, timing movements between patches to get the best resources.

The first stages of placental development take place days before the embryo starts to form in human pregnancies. The finding highlights the importance of healthy placental development in pregnancy, and could lead to future improvements in fertility treatments such as IVF, and a better understanding of placental-related diseases in pregnancy.

Various plants and their products are known to contain "bioactive" ingredients that can alleviate human diseases. These "phytocompounds" often contain restorative biological properties such as anti-cancerous, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. A team of researchers at Tokyo University of Science has been working this direction for the past several years, to identify novel active components in functional foods and understand their effects on the body.

A team of Duke Health scientists have identified biomarkers that accurately identify numerous viral infections across the clinical stages of disease, advancing a potential new way to guide treatment, quarantine decisions, and other clinical and public health interventions in the setting of endemic and pandemic infectious diseases.

A Phase III, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial will help to determine if the dual-antibody treatment, REGN-COV2, can prevent infection in individuals who share a home with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.