In social insects, nutrient acquisition can emerge from the integration of processes operating at both individual and colony levels. We hypothesize that food storage in termite mounds enables microbial predigestion of plant material, thereby enhancing nutrient acquisition at the colony level. Here, we investigate how food storage and associated microbial communities contribute to nutrient processing in the Neotropical mound-bu...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent endocrinopathy affecting women in the reproductive age range, which is thought to be the primary cause of anovulatory infertility. This condition is complex and heterogeneous. The current study is aimed at determining the potential ameliorative effects of bromelain and metformin, either separately or in combination, in the reduction of letrozole-induced PCOS in female rats...