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Exploring the Nutraceutical Potential of Achillea millefolium L.: Phytochemical Composition, Biological Activities, and Industrial Applications

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Achillea millefolium Linn., commonly known as yarrow, is an extraordinary medicinal plant. A. millefolium has broad therapeutic potential due to its phytochemistry and essential oil composition. It possesses pharmacological properties, including antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, liver‐protective, antimicrobial, and gastroprotective effects,
Tooba Majeed, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Hassan Raza, Hagar M. Mohamed, Nimra Anees, Muhammad Imran, Muzzamal Hussain, Gamal A. Mohamed, Sabrin R. M. Ibrahim, Entessar Al Jbawi, Ehab M. Mostafa, Samy Selim, Ayman Salama, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad   +14 more
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Yes, you can, in fact, reuse your leeches without the fear of nosocomial infections

Master of ScienceDepartment of Clinical SciencesDavid UpchurchIntroduction: Leeches are used in human and veterinary medicine as a treatment for venous congestion. It is recommended to discard leeches after one use.
Soula, Mariajesus
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Assessment of risks posed by import of live medicinal leeches to biodiversity in Norway [PDF]

Import of leeches for medical use and hobby keeping poses a low risk of negative effects on Norwegian biodiversity. The two species of leeches (Hirudo medicinalis and H.
Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard, Kausrud, Kyrre Linné, Berg, Paul Ragnar, Malmstrøm, Martin, Sandercock, Brett Kevin, Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland, Thorstad, Eva Bonsak, Nielsen, Anders, Järngren, Johanna, Bryn, Anders, Velle, Gaute, Hindar, Kjetil   +11 more
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Taking the Next Step: How Can Implementation Science Advance Diabetes Foot Care for Rural and Remote Australians?

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Diabetes‐related foot disease (DFD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In Australia, DFD affects approximately half a million people and is the primary driver of diabetes‐related hospitalisations, amputations and costs. Guideline‐based multidisciplinary footcare can halve these rates and improve quality of life, yet access remains ...
Angela Byrnes, James Charles, Susanna Cramb, Sarah Jensen, Trent Johnston, Sarah Larkins, Steven McPhail, Jaap J. van Netten, Christina N. Parker, Ruth Tulleners, Zephanie Tyack, Jonathan Golledge, Peter A. Lazzarini, On behalf of the QFeet Study Group   +13 more
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The Neurobiology of Feeding in Leeches

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In The African Queen Humphrey Bogart, finding leeches clinging to his body, expressed a popular sentiment when he exclaimed, "If there's anything in the world I hate, it's leeches-the filthy little devils!" Yet to a neurobiologist the bloodsucking worm ...
Lent, Charles M., Dickinson, Michael H.
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A Comparative Analysis of the Critical Resilience and Gender Equity of Mothers Impacted by Albinism: Promising Practices From Tanzania and South Africa

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Women bear the brunt of human rights violations faced by persons with albinism. Our ethnographic study showed that critical resilience comes about through social relationships, collective practices, and identities present in communities (local and national). We identified six promising practices in Tanzania and South Africa to strengthen gender equity.
Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham, Barbara Astle, Ikponwosa Ero, Lori Beaman, Maretha de Waal, Bonny Ibhawoh, Elvis Imafidon, Jennifer Kromberg, Ronell Leech, Nomasonto Mazibuko, Innocentia Mgijima‐Konopi, Ramadimetja Shirley Mooa, Dianah Msipa, Perpetua Senkoro, Sonya Sharma, Wisdom Tettey, Mpho Tjope, Boateng Wiafe, Meghann Buyco, Emma Strobell   +19 more
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Efficacy of Clearflow Treatment Technologies in the Treatment of Mining Effluent: Field‐Level Testing at a Coal Mine

Environmental Quality Management, Volume 35, Issue 4, Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT Mining waste water characteristically contains high concentrations of suspended solids, total metals, and nutrients. These can be treated with flocculants within settling ponds to speed up the clarification of water by settling out the suspended solids.
E. Vandenberg, E. J. Jasinska, K. Jackson‐Leclair, A. Cardinal, J. Hanna, J. Meints, G. Lalonde, G. G. Goss   +7 more
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Urbanisation Restructures but Does Not Reduce Freshwater Pond Biodiversity

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Urbanisation is a dominant driver of landscape change leading to widespread displacement, degradation and fragmentation of habitat for native species and numerous studies have documented loss of biodiversity in response. However, most studies focus on a small range of taxa (e.g., vertebrates, plants), leaving many other groups poorly ...
Julia M. Portmann, Nathaniel K. Skelly, L. Kealoha Freidenburg, Logan S. Billet, Adriana Rubinstein, David K. Skelly   +5 more
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Blood Relatives: Linking Evolutionary History and Conservation of Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo spp.)

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Medicinal leeches of the genus Hirudo are both historically important in medicine and increasingly studied as models in ecology and biomedicine. However, the taxonomy, population structure and evolutionary history of this genus remain partially unresolved.
Gianluca Lombardo, Alessandro Alvaro, Andrea De Benedictis, Marta Cavallini, Milo Manica, Edward C. Netherlands, Laura Pulze, Nicolò Baranzini, Annalisa Grimaldi, Francesco Acquati, Giorgio Binelli   +10 more
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Refining inflammatory profiles linked to cardiometabolic outcomes in people with HIV using recursive feature addition modelling

Clinical and Translational Medicine, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Rachel MacCann, Dana Alalwan, Gurvin Saini, Alejandro Abner Garcia Leon, Jesvin Xavier, Matthew Hunter, Fiorina Rigonat, Polina Smolovyk, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Neeltje Kootstra, Padraig McGettrick, Aoife G. Cotter, Alan Winston, Peter Reiss, Caroline Sabin, Patrick W. Mallon, the UPBEAT‐CAD, AIID and COBRA cohorts   +17 more
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