A slew of factors, including a lack of proper irrigation and nutrient management, has led to stagnation in the productivity of sugarcane in the country, said Vikas Sonawane, chief operating ...

AbbVie has claimed FDA approval for Emblaveo, a new antibiotic product to treat complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), including those caused by Gram-negative bacteria that represent a ...

Neoplasms can affect host defenses in numerous ways due to underlying immunologic impairment, weight loss, malnutrition, and/or as a consequence of therapy. For example, neutropenia can be ...

Vitamin K is an important nutrient. It is absolutely critical for blood clotting, and it does this by “activating” certain proteins and giving them the ability to bind calcium. The well-known ...

Nutritional supplements are any dietary supplement that is intended to provide nutrients that may otherwise not be consumed in sufficient quantities; for example, vitamins, minerals, proteins ...

The biotic parts of the ecosystem, which include bacteria, flora and fauna, have a complex relationship with the abiotic components - changing one will lead to a change in the other.

Correspondence to Dr Jun Yu, Institute of Digestive Disease and The Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong; junyu{at}cuhk.edu.hk The gut ...