Shank/ProSAP proteins are essential to synaptic formation, development, and function.
Mutations in the family of SHANK genes are strongly associated with autism spectrum disorders (…

Long-term application and extensive use of synthetic insecticides have resulted in accumulating
their residues in food, milk, water, and soil and cause adverse health effects to human …

In the past three decades, the ability to optically manipulate biomolecules has spurred a
new era of medical and biophysical research. Optical tweezers (OT) have enabled …

The protective effects of zinc on liver and kidney injury induced by chlorpyrifos (CPF) were
investigated in rats. Male and female rats were orally administered CPF at a dose of 6.75…

The long-term applications of synthetic insecticides have resulted in residues accumulating
in different environmental components. They have adverse effects on non-target organisms, …

Male and female rats were orally administered chlorpyrifos at a dose of 6.75mgkg −1 body
weight for 28 consecutive days. An additional chlorpyrifos group received zinc (227mgl −1 ) in …

Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) remain widespread among people in sub-Saharan Africa
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 – 5 , where access to sufficient food from plant and animal sources that is rich in …

Objective: To determine behavioural, dietary and other common factors associated with new
cases of gallstones, diagnosed by ultrasonography, in a prospective cohort study conducted …

Fipronil (FPN) is a broad-spectrum N-phenylpyrazole insecticide and has been used in
agriculture and public health since the mid-1990s. The present study was designed to investigate …

Recent advances in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and single-molecule
technologies have made it possible to use irreversible work measurements to extract free-energy …