Researchers from around the globe who devote their studies to novel approaches to fire blight management recently gathered in ...

Natural antihistamines such as black pepper extract, vitamin C, butterbur, and quercetin may help provide relief for ...

I am doing my best to compost, but the materials I have available are oak and maple leaves during the fall and spring and plenty of grass clippings and weeds during the summer. My compost pile doesn’t ...

Men appear to be dying disproportionately from preventable diseases and conditions way more than women, and in many cases it’s their own damn fault: because they’re refusing to go to the doctor until ...

The first few months of 2025 brought hope to the rare disease community. Food and Drug Administration leadership promised transparency and increased use of the accelerated approval pathway to deliver ...

SET for a Quantum Leap Celebrating 30 years of excellence in science, engineering and technology (SET) in South Africa… and beyond It’s South Africa’s biggest night in science, where groundbreaking ...

Lowering the activity of interleukin-6 (IL-6)—a key immune signal regulating inflammatory responses in the body—could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease without making people more vulnerable to ...

Arborist Fred Breglia says various factors this spring and summer created the perfect conditions for fungi in trees and shrubs, particularly maples, lilacs and crabapples. People who own them should ...

This month, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was canceling 22 contracts and investments worth nearly $500 million as a part of a “coordinated wind-down” of mRNA vaccine ...

Tire tracks run through a field of corn in Iowa. A fungus that attacks corn has spread to over 40 Iowa counties. Southern rust creates reddish-orange patches on the tops of corn leaves. This blocks ...

Tree health has been a popular subject at the Clay County Extension Office recently. The consistent rainfall events have brought the return of leaf fungi and other wet weather plant issues. Let’s look ...