Getting sick can look very different for people with Down syndrome (DS); illnesses that are mild for most people may lead to serious complications, including pneumonia, hospitalization or intensive care.

Scientists have long known that excess hydrogen sulfide — a naturally occurring gas that becomes harmful when it accumulates in cells — has been a contributing factor for susceptibility to infections for people with DS. For years, researchers have believed that a chromosome 21 gene called CBS was largely responsible for this overproduction.

But now, researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology (IBT) have identified evidence for a previously unknown pathway that may help explain those immune challenges.

Lodging, the bending and breaking of plant stems, is a primary threat to global rapeseed production, causing significant yield losses and complicating mechanical harvesting. 

Glomerella leaf spot (GLS), caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is a major threat to apple production worldwide, causing severe defoliation and fruit necrosis.

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Park, Sun-Kyu) announced that it will apply its early detection technology for quasi-stationary linear rainband and sudden localized torrential rainfallto the Urban Flood Forecasting Platform operated by the Han River Flood Control Office in Korea for urban flood forecasting.