Across southeastern US, weedy rice steals herbicide resistance from crop rice
Weedy rice is a close relative of cultivated rice that infests rice fields worldwide and drastically reduces yields. To combat ...
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World’s most common heart valve disease linked to insulin resistance in large national study
A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the ...
New gene drive reverses insecticide resistance in pests… then disappears
Insecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food crops. Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, ...
From food crops to cancer clinics: Lessons in extermination resistance
Just as crop-devouring insects evolve to resist pesticides, cancer cells can increase their lethality by developing resistance to treatment. In ...
Urgent action needed to tackle growing antimicrobial resistance threat in African region | WHO
Brazzaville – Despite notable strides made in African countries, an accelerated response to the burgeoning threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ...
Jeddah conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Immediately following the adoption of the commitments in the Saudi coastal city, the host country’s Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel ...
Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO’s Tedros stresses at Jeddah summit
In remarks to the Conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), said that what ...
From Declaration to action: Antimicrobial resistance initiatives center stage at Jeddah conference
Concerned parties from around the world gathered on Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton in the Red Sea city ahead of the ...
Insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in adults with different patterns of diet: a cross-sectional study in north-western Tanzania
World Health Organization. Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycemia: Report of a WHO/IDF consultation. Geneva: World Health ...
Invisible killer: What is antimicrobial resistance?
Ahead of the General Assembly’s high-level meeting on AMR on 26 September, here’s what you need to know:What is AMR?Since their ...
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