Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal
Dr Imogen Napper (left) with Dr Anju Baroth, of the Wildlife Institute of India, who joined the expedition’s water team for a day of sediment and water sampling in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on June 8, 2019. Credit: Sara Hylton, National Geographic. Taken on assignment for National Geographic’s The Ganges River—with the combined flows of the […]
Vaping combined with smoking is likely as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone
DALLAS, Jan. 4, 2021 — Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes results in harmful health effects similar to smoking cigarettes exclusively, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Smoking, a well-known link to cardiovascular disease and death, appears to be on the decline. While the use […]
Combined approach could boost breast cancer immunotherapy, study suggests
IMAGE: A diagram showing the various strategies that could enhance the activity of CAR T cells against breast cancer. view more Credit: © 2020 Xu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200844 Activating an immune signaling pathway best known for fighting viral and bacterial infections can boost the ability of genetically engineered T […]
Researchers discover certain materials combined with UV light can kill coronavirus and other viruses — ScienceDaily
As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread or mitigate the effects of the disease are few. Although most experts agree that a vaccine would significantly slow or eventually stop the spread, the work to develop, approve and […]
Plastics and rising CO2 levels could pose combined threat to marine environment — ScienceDaily
The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans, according to new research. An international team of scientists found that after three weeks of being submerged in the ocean, the bacterial diversity on plastic bottles was twice as great as on samples collected from […]
Plastics and rising CO2 levels could pose combined threat to marine environment
The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans, according to new research. An international team of scientists found that after three weeks of being submerged in the ocean, the bacterial diversity on plastic bottles was twice as great as on samples collected from […]
