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Study reports on the safety, efficacy of tecovirimat in treating monkeypox
Researchers have published one of the earliest studies assessing the use of tecovirimat to treat monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions. The antiviral drug approved for smallpox treatment appeared to be safe and effective in 25 patients with monkeypox (MPX).
Slugs, snails are not alone in causing rat lungworm disease in humans
A review of decades of research revealed more than a dozen kinds of animals in addition to slugs and snails have caused rat lungworm disease in people around the world.
Durable coating kills COVID virus, other germs in minutes
There may soon be a new weapon in our centuries-old battle against germs: the first durable coating that can quickly kill bacteria and viruses and keep on killing them for months at a time.
Ohio State Leading New $15 Million Project to Study Carbon Farming as Climate Change Solution
Taking excess carbon out of the atmosphere, where it is driving climate change, and locking it into the soil, where it improves its health and agronomic productivity, is the impetus behind a new five-year, $15 million project at The Ohio State University.
Urban Crops Can Have Higher Yields Than Conventional Farming
As urban populations boom, urban agriculture is increasingly looked to as a local food source and a way to help combat inequitable food access and food deserts.
New Evidence Shows Planting Around School Playgrounds Protects Children From Air Pollution
Scientists have published new evidence showing that selective planting of vegetation between roads and playgrounds can substantially cut toxic traffic-derived air pollution reaching school children.
Plants reprogram their cells to fight invaders: Here’s how
When a plant senses a microbial invasion, it makes radical changes in the chemical soup of proteins -- the workhorse molecules of life -- inside its cells. A new study reveals the key components in plant cells that reprogram their protein-making machinery to fight disease.
Missing grizzly bear toes results in call to change practices
A researcher is suggesting changes to fur trapping practices to help prevent the accidental amputation of grizzly bear toes. The research is calling attention to a small number of grizzly bears in the southeast corner of British Columbia missing toes on their front paws.
3D printing of starch for personalized medicine development
For the purpose of personalised therapies, a research group has used 3D printing to develop tablets based on different types of starch, and has confirmed that drug release could be tailored by optimizing the right starch type and tablet shape.