⚠️ Microplastics are now present everywhere in the environment, including daily food items, and exposure to them may lead to oxidative stress, inflammation, cytotoxicity, and metabolic dysregulation 📷https://t.co/2C22xwzsIj… 📷#CRBIOTECH
Crocus speciosus M.Bieb. (Iridaceae)
(Bieberstein's crocus)
Ornamental flower that belongs to same genus of Saffron.
Native to: Bulgaria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey
#INPST#NPMND#scicomm
A toxic plant, a medicine used to treat gout and a compound used to produce seedless watermelons!
Colchicum autumnale L. (Colchicaceae)
イヌサフラン (イヌサフラン科)
Colchicine, an alkaloid present in C. autumnale is used in the treatment of gout. https://t.co/fWUzV10HYk
Colchicine is also used to produce seedless watermelons by inducing polyploidy. https://t.co/GJoCTdn1BO
https://t.co/X8R01pZUln
#INPST #NPMND #notallplantsaresafe
We organized a symposium about interdisciplinary graduate education during "The 8th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Pharmaceutical Education", August 19-20, 2023. I also made a presentation on the topic "Healthcare Communication in the Age of Social Media, Digital Health and AI: The Importance of Updating Our Curricula". We are organizing one more symposium entitled "International Symposium on Trends in Pharmaceutical Education and Pharmacy Profession" tomorrow.
#pharmacy #education #INPST #DHPSP
The role of Caenorhabditis elegans in the discovery of natural products for healthy aging
Kirchweger et al. Natural Product Reports, 2023.
https://t.co/Qjo5gPrtYw
@NatProdReports#INPST#DHPSP