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Increase in CFC-11 emissions from eastern China based on atmospheric observations
Phasing out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is essential for mitigating global warming and restoring the atmospheric ozone layer. Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) is one of the most abundant CFCs in the atmosphere and a key contributor to global warming. Although the concentration of CFC-11 has decreased since the ..
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Vascular Calcification—New Insights into Its Mechanism
Vascular calcification (VC), the deposition of minerals like calcium and phosphorous in blood vessels, is a severe condition closely related to cardiovascular diseases. Recent research has found that vascular calcification results from the disruption of calcium regulation and changes in several biochemical pa..
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Pre‑existing liver disease is associated with poor outcome in patients with SARS CoV2 infection; The APCOLIS Study (APASL COVID‑19 Liver Injury Spectrum Study)
The effects of SARS CoV2 on pre-existing liver disease are unknown. This Hepatology International study investigated the consequences of SARS CoV2 infection in Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) patients from 13 countries in Asia. Its findings suggest that SARS CoV2 infection causes significant liver damage and dete..
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A New Approach for Loading Anticancer Drugs Into Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosome Mimetics for Cancer Therapy
Conventional methods of drug delivery have significant adverse effects, necessitating the pursuit of alternative delivery systems. This Frontiers in Pharmacology study reports the development of exosome-mimetics (EMs), which are synthetically modified vesicles customized to suit the requirements of drug deliv..
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History of chemically and radiatively important atmospheric gases from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE)
The Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) is dedicated to monitoring the global greenhouse and ozone depleting gas compositions. AGAGE is unique owing to its capability to measure all the important species mentioned in the Montreal Protocol and the non-carbon dioxide gases at a global scale, hi..
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Enhanced adsorption of bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole by a novel magnetic CuZnFe2O4 -biochar composite
Bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole are harmful emergent water contaminants that may cause undesirable effects in living organisms at very low quantities. This work discusses the synthesis and evaluation of a novel magnetic CuZnFe2O4-biochar (CZF-biochar). CZF-biochar displayed quick action, high adsorption prop..
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Hydrophilic nitrogen-doped carbon dots from biowaste using dwarf banana peel for environmental and biological applications
Researchers from Korea have put biowaste to its best use and successfully synthesized carbon nanoparticles called nitrogen-doped carbon-dots (HN-CDs) from banana peels. This novel nanoparticle has multiple applications. It proved to be an efficient nanoprobe by detecting varying quantities of Fe3+ ions in sol..
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Circulating exosomal noncoding RNAs as prognostic biomarkers in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the leading causes of death worldwide owing to late diagnosis and high recurrence. Scientists from Korea have demonstrated that exosomal noncoding RNAs (ncRNA) can be used a marker to predict disease progression as well as diagnose it. They found that the levels of two ..
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Effects of alirocumab on cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes after acute coronary syndrome in patients with or without diabetes: a prespecified analysis of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES randomised controlled
People with diabetes are at an increased risk of recurrent cardiovascular events like post-acute coronary syndrome. However, the safety and efficacy of PCSK9 inhibitors like alirocumab in further lipid reduction post statin treatment is unknown. A study from The Lancet: Diabetes and Endocrinology seeks to rem..