Parasites have coexisted with humans throughout history,forming either symbiotic relationships or causing significant morbidity and mortality.The liver is particularly vulnerable to parasitic infections,which can resi...
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in high-endemicity settings where latent TB infections (LTBI) contribute to ongoing transmission. Early identification and ma...
The Indo-Bangladesh region frequently suffers from periodic Nipah virus(NiV)outbreaks.NiV is a zoonotic agent that can be transmitted from animals to humans and also from humans to humans.NiV infections may cause dead...
Introduction: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a public health issue that poses risks to maternal and fetal health. Although the World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyr...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32271737, 32071544);the Interdisciplinary Innovation Team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) “Light of West China” Program (xbzg-zdsys-202207);the Shenzhen Zhilan Foundation (2023010291A);Nature Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (24NSFSC2934)。
For oviparous species with little or no parental care, oviposition site choice may be a powerful agent of natural selection, playing an important role in the evolution of species fitness and life history. Identifying ...
co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31470311);the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.20136101130001).
China is a hotspot of relict plant species that were once widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere.Recent research has demonstrated that the occurrence of long-term stable refugia in the mountainous regions of ce...
supported by the Key Research Project of Higher Education Institution in Henan Province (No.24A360015);the Scientific and Technological Key Project in Henan Province (No. 192102310438);the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Henan Province(No. 24IRTSTHN039);the Research Project on Chinese Medicine Science in Henan Province (No. 20-21ZY1039)。
Eight novel arylnaphthalide lactone lignans, designated as diphylignan A-H(1-8), and a new dibenzyltyrolactone lignan, designated as diphylignan I(9), were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Diphylleia sinensis, ...
This intervention study was funded by the International Development Research Centre;Foreign Affairs,Trade and Development Canada(through the Global Health Research Initiative),the Australian Agency for International Development for funding support,under funding number 105509-027;the International Joint Laboratory on Tropical Diseases Control in Greater Mekong Subregion from Shanghai Municipality Government(No.21410750200).
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170224,32225005);the NSFC-ERC International Cooperation and Exchange Programs(32311530331);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2020391).
Global climate change poses a severe threat to mountain biodiversity.Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation are two common strategies for alpine plant to cope with such change.They may facilitate organismal adapta...
supported by grants from Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo(FAPESP 2014/23677-9 and 2020/12658-4);Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnol6gico(CNPq,405447/2016-7).R.J.S.thanks CNPq for the research fellowship(307956/2022-9).J.A.R.A.thanks Instituto Serrapilheira for the postdoctoral fellowship.
The decrease in species richness toward higher latitudes is an expected biogeographical pattern.This pattern could be related to particular envi-ronmental constraints and the evolutionary history of clades.However,spe...