Exotic plant invaders frequently function as ecosystem engineers, significantly influencing carbon cycling within native ecosystems. However, the impact of invasive species on carbon emissions and the thermal response of belowground soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition has not been thoroughly examined. This gap in knowledge poses challenges for managing blue carbon sequestration in coastal salt marshes threatened by invasiv...

Damage to the epithelial barrier is among key processes contributing to initiation and chronic inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Only management therapy exists for IBD (e.g., anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents, JAK/STAT inhibitors), and while novel therapeutic approaches have shown great potential, issues remain including route of administration, development of resistance to therapy and toxicity. Th...