Microplastics are no longer just an ocean pollutant—they are increasingly found in agricultural soils and even inside plants, according to a new review published in New Contaminants. The study highlights how microplastics can enter crops, impact plant health, and ultimately raise risks for global food security and human exposure.

The Longevity Education Hub is proud to announce the official launch of its Brazilian chapter, marking an important milestone in providing credible, high-quality education in Healthy Longevity Medicine. The flagship course of Longevity Education Hub - the Healthy Longevity Medicine 101, has been fully updated, translated, and recorded in Portuguese by Dr. Fabiano Serfaty and Fernanda Calvo-Fortes.

Triterpenes, a diverse family of plant-derived molecules, are increasingly recognized for their potential in medicine, food, and sustainable industry.

Salk Institute scientists developed an improved workflow for characterizing capsids (genome-containing protein cones) in HIV-1 (the most common form of HIV). This novel workflow incorporates advanced technology that will allow scientists to better understand how capsid morphology changes in response to distinct pressures and to pinpoint new, more effective ways to target capsids and treat HIV-1. Importantly, the workflow can also be used to study structural changes in other, non-HIV viruses.

Nuclear medicine imaging, like (SPECT), scans the body’s interior to track organ function or detect disease. Current tools for nuclear medicine imaging are expensive and difficult to manufacture. New tool captures sharp, high-resolution signals of fine features at a fraction of the cost.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center is proud to announce that Dr. Steven B. Heymsfield, Professor of Metabolism and Body Composition, has been named a Boyd Professor of Louisiana State University – the highest faculty rank and honor awarded within the LSU System.