Snake venom toxins are well-known for their profound physiological effects that enable their use as tools to aid basic research and clarify pathological processes; they also have enormous potential in drug design and development. Further, an area of growing interest is the molecular evolution and diversification of these toxins, a particularly rapid and dynamic process for which the underlying mechanisms […]

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is defined as intestinal and non-intestinal symptoms resulting from the ingestion of gluten, and which is not due to celiac disease (CD) or wheat allergy. Gluten sensitivity appears to be increasing and is thus a topic of significant public and research interest;  a recent paper published in the journal Nutrients describes progress in the […]

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Board has chosen Paul Tchounwou, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), to receive the 2013 AAAS Mentor Award. This award honors extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering fields and will be presented at the AAAS annual meeting […]

In the current issue of Diagnostics, Wu, Pfeifer and colleagues demonstrate how targeted radionuclide anti-tumor therapy upregulates specific cells of the immune system, advancing understanding of the host immune response to treatment and facilitating the optimization of dosage and protocols for improved patient outcomes.

Soil arthropods, invertebrate animals with exoskeletons, including ants, termites and millipedes, munch their way through plant litter that ends up as the nutrient rich soil upon which complex terrestrial life depends. Most of us, though, are likely only dimly aware of the essential roles arthropods play in maintaining ecosystems. We are more apt to regard […]

Bile acid diarrhoea (BAD) is a common cause of chronic diarrhoea and can be highly debilitating, causing a significant reduction in the quality of life. It is unfortunately under-recognized and under-diagnosed by clinicians as the cause for this common affliction. This is mostly due to current definitive testing requiring expensive and advanced nuclear medicine technology […]