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How do microplastic particle sizes influence bioaccumulation and toxicity in freshwater ecosystems?
Microplasticsand plastic particles smaller than 5 mm are increasingly found in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs worldwide. Their small size allows them to be ingested by a wide range of aquatic organisms, potentially moving up the food chain. Research suggests that particle size may influence how these plastics are taken up, accumulate in tissues, and cause physiological effects, but the mechanisms are still not well understood. Understanding these size-dependent effects is essential for...
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Can pesticides penetrate into fruits and vegetables as well as on their surface? Is it possible to completely remove pesticide residue?
Can pesticides penetrate not only the outside but also the inside of vegetables and fruits? How to remove pesticide residue from the surface? Is it possible to completely remove pesticide residue?
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Do various CLINICIANS need to monitor Sirtuin 1 gene expression and plasma Sirtuin 1 levels with relevance to various drug therapies in patients?
Specific genes that are involved in anti-aging and epigenetics are sensitive to nutritional regulation, oxidative stress and the development of insulin resistance that can result from changes in cellular chromatin, DNA methylation and histone modifications with relevance to the global chronic disease epidemic. The defective gene in the global chronic disease epidemic has now been linked to the anti-aging gene Sirtuin 1. Nutritional regulation of Sirtuin 1 is critical to nuclear...
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For a change in the peer-reveiwing as an urgent need?
With an increasing number of Journal and other publication, the review by peer started to be difficult and very often nonqualified reviewers are solicited. Very often now the Journal send us a list that ressemble the directory a. This is a problem since many of the persons listed here do not have even a record over 10 and there are supposed to review works they don't know, and they are not qualified. I would like to start a huge discussion that can be sent to the main Journal to change the...
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Snail mucous has many advantages, what is the best way to extract it without changing its composition?
land snails like Eremina desertorum, how can i get its mucous without killing or hurting it?
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Can phytoestrogens slow down aging in women?
Phytoestrogens are a variety of nonsteroidal compounds of plants which are similar to estradiol. They have both anti-estrogenic and estrogen-like effects. It is known that phytoestrogens normalize the condition of the body of women with menopausal syndrome. However, can they compensate for estrogen deficiency and reduce the rate of aging?
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Any herbal medicines used for hepatitis, possible mechanism of action, and if possible attached pictures of plants with citations
Any herbal medicines used for hepatitis, possible mechanism of action, and if possible attached pictures of plants with citations
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Can Levodopa and Renin-angiotensin system alter the intercellular tight junction (TJ) proteins in the epithelial cells in colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line (in vitro)?
Colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line (Caco-2) express tight junctions from 17-21 days. Levodopa is the precursor of dopamine, a well-known neurotransmitter, owever it also porduce effect in the gut. The renin-angiotensin system is responsible for maintaining homeostais and regulate blood pressure and volume.
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What is the relationship between free radicals and the inflammation process during Chronic diseases?
OxInflammation process is a complex and systemic event that occurs after cellular and tissue injury. The knowledge about both processes is that they coexist, but already known that possibly the inflammatory response is responsible for the generation of a pro-oxidative environment due to the production of Free radicals and Reactive Oxygen species (ROS), especially in chronic diseases. In normal tissue occurs the activation of efficient machinery able to control the oxidative stress, however,...
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Why do cancer treatment options (chemotherapies + radiations) have outcome failure rates of 90% (+/-5) for solid tumors?
Despite seven decades of basic science, epidemiological and animal studies or clinical trials on cancer research and therapy, why cancer treatment options (chemotherapies + radiations) have outcome failure rates of 90% (+/-5) for solid tumors, according to governmental and private organizations. Please select your answer among the followings: 1. Need more research funding for epidemiological studies and experimental models of tumors and clinical trials. 2. Cancer is too many (100, 200...
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