Effects of photon irradiation in the presence and absence of hindlimb unloading on the behavioral performance and metabolic pathways in the plasma of Fischer rats

Introduction: The space environment astronauts experience during space missions consists of multiple environmental challenges, including microgravity.In this study, we assessed the behavioral and cognitive performances of male Fisher rats 2 months after sham irradiation or total body irradiation with photons in the absence or presence of simulated

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The Citizen Phage Library: Rapid Isolation of Phages for the Treatment of Antibiotic Resistant Infections in the UK

Antimicrobial resistance Salt Mill poses one of the greatest threats to global health and there is an urgent need for new therapeutic options.Phages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and phage therapy could provide a valuable tool for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections.In this study, water samples collected by citizen scientist

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Risk estimates for children and pregnant women exposed to mercury-contaminated Oreochromis niloticus and Lates niloticus in Lake Albert Uganda

Exposure to mercury contaminated fish predisposes populations particularly children and pregnant women to various health hazards including neurotoxicity, reproductive abnormalities and cognitive disorders.Earlier Jeans Kid’s studies in the Lake Albert community have demonstrated the presence of mercury in Nile tilapia and Nile perch.However, the

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