Nearly 2000 herbarium specimens and 232 species of the genera Homalium and Hybanthus
were analysed for nickel in order to identify plant accumulators of nickel which were …

The concentration of any element in dried plant material will usually reflect to some extent
the content of this same element in the underlying substrate. This assumption indeed is the …

Ageing of the immune system, or immunosenescence, contributes to the morbidity and
mortality of the elderly 1 , 2 . To define the contribution of immune system ageing to organism …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease characterized by interstitial remodelling,
leading to compromised lung function. Cellular senescence markers are detectable within …

The study of resilience traces its roots back a scant 50 years. Early on, the field of study was
not extensive and the number of researchers devoting their careers to the examination of …

In addition, as you will read in the opening chapter of this third edition volume, in the last 20
years, the rates of medical and mental health problems in youth have continued to rise with a …

… Robert G. Brooks, MD, is the recipient of a Milo fellowship and an Edward Heller fellow¬
ship. Robert E. McCabe, MD, is the recipient of a Milo fellowship and a National Institutes of …

A number of children, many with ADHD and learning disabilities, are at high risk for
developing long‐lasting problems affecting many areas of their lives, including their social …

Phytomining is the production of a `crop' of a metal by growing high-biomass plants that
accumulate high metal concentrations. Some of these plants are natural hyperaccumulators, and …

Aging is the main risk factor for many chronic degenerative diseases and cancer. Increased
senescent cell burden in various tissues is a major contributor to aging and age-related …