Metformin: update on mechanisms of action and repurposing potential

M Foretz, B Guigas, B Viollet - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Currently, metformin is the first-line medication to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in
most guidelines and is used daily by> 200 million patients. Surprisingly, the mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical wastewater as Emerging Contaminants (EC): Treatment technologies, impact on environment and human health

K Samal, S Mahapatra, MH Ali - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
A wide range of unregulated chemicals of synthetic origin or derived from natural sources,
which may be a contender for future regulations are called Emerging Contaminants (ECs) …

[BUKU][B] State of the world's drinking water: an urgent call to action to accelerate progress on ensuring safe drinking water for all

World Health Organization… - 2022 - books.google.com
Page 1 A State of the World's DRINKING WATER an urgent call to action to accelerate progress
on ensuring safe drinking water for all World Health Organization unicef WORLD BANK …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

Membrane-based nanoconfined heterogeneous catalysis for water purification: A critical review✰

QV Ly, L Cui, MB Asif, W Khan, LD Nghiem, Y Hwang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Progress in heterogeneous advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) is hampered by several
issues including mass transfer limitation, limited diffusion of short-lived reactive oxygen …

Surface Defect Engineering in Colored TiO2 Hollow Spheres Toward Efficient Photocatalysis

L Liccardo, M Bordin, PM Sheverdyaeva… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanostructured TiO2 is one of the best materials for photocatalysis, thanks to its high surface
area and surface reactivity, but its large energy bandgap (3.2 eV) hinders the use of the …

Green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and its efficiency in degradation of rifampicin antibiotic

DM Nzilu, ES Madivoli, DS Makhanu, SI Wanakai… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In recent ages, green nanotechnology has gained attraction in the synthesis of metallic
nanoparticles due to their cost-effectiveness, simple preparation steps, and environmentally …

Occurrence and spatial distribution of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic environment, their characteristics, and adopted legislations

HB Hawash, AA Moneer, AA Galhoum… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) residues are known to occur widely in
the aquatic environments of industrialized and develo** countries. Considerable progress …

Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

G Sigmund, M Ågerstrand, A Antonelli… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies
requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need …

Impacts of metal mining on river systems: a global assessment

MG Macklin, CJ Thomas, A Mudbhatkal, PA Brewer… - Science, 2023 - science.org
An estimated 23 million people live on floodplains affected by potentially dangerous
concentrations of toxic waste derived from past and present metal mining activity. We …