Among 241,576 UK Biobank participants, residential greenspace was associated differently with incident ocular and adnexal disease subtypes. Higher exposure was associated with lower incidence of lens and, borderline, choroid and retina disorders, but associations differed for eyelid, lacrimal system, orbit, and conjunctiva disorders.

The study highlights the importance of outcome-specific environmental-health assessment. It cannot establish that greenspace causes or prevents disease, and mechanisms and generalizability remain to be tested.

Ancient single-celled red algae that thrive in scalding, acidic waters are emerging as far more than specialized survivors.

Research by Rutgers evolutionary biologist Debashish Bhattacharya and his collaborators show that the organisms, known as Cyanidiophyceae , form the foundation of entire microbial ecosystems, providing new insights into how complex life may have evolved and adapted to some of Earth’s harshest environments.

An innovative formulation based on natural compounds could become a sustainable alternative for controlling moniliasis, one of the most devastating diseases affecting cocoa in Latin America. A new study shows that emulsions combining fengycin—a lipopeptide produced by bacteria of the genus Bacillus—with essential oils can significantly inhibit the growth of the fungus Moniliophthora roreri, responsible for losses that can exceed 70–80% of the harvest.

The current criterion of biochemical response to ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cholangitis is an alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level of ≤1.67 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) after 12 months of treatment. However, a proportion of patients who meet this parameter may still progress to liver decompensation. This study aimed to optimize the clinical management of primary biliary cholangitis by (1) establishing ALP normalization as a core treatment target, (2) identifying early intervention windows, and (3) developing risk stratification criteria.

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Florida State University’s Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center have identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after flooding.

A study led by Prof. Emre Yakşi of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, who is also a visiting faculty member at Koç University, reveals how the zebrafish forebrain organizes and integrates visual and vibrational information. The findings point to a shared computational principle of sensory processing across vertebrate brains.