Publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) are required to reduce the pollutants in urban wastewaters to statutory levels prior to discharging the treated wastewater into natural…
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National data show the high prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) among the aging population. Almost half of community-dwelling people aged 45-64 and 80% of…
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TNF is an important mediator that drives the pathogenesis of several inflammatory auto-immune diseases, including Crohn’s Disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment of these diseases…
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Our lab studies how well babies can remember objects. The test that we have developed is a baby-friendly version of the card game Memory, where…
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We are what we eat. Human health is facing challenges from lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity. A sedentary lifestyle coupled with a lack…
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Nowadays, we are continually facing mobility issues caused by the high number of circulating automobiles and people. These issues are more familiar to large cities,…
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Small-interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapeutics work by suppressing disease-causing genes, and they hold tremendous promise for targeting a large part of currently undruggable diseases, ranging from viral…
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In the human genome, genetic information is carried on two copies (two chromosomes), each copy being inherited from one of the parents. For most genes,…
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Hydrocarbons come in many shapes and sizes. Probably the most intriguing of these is caged structures. Some of these resemble diamonds and some are more…
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Pedagogic literature usually emphasizes the importance of being proactive rather than reactive. It is suggested that people who are reactive are controlled by circumstances or…
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The immune system is our body’s defense against infectious microorganisms. Some of the most important players of the immune system are a group of proteins…
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