One of the key challenges that we face in the 21st century is the need to feed an ever-
increasing human population with increasingly limited natural resources. Even today it is …

No other resource is as necessary for life as water, and providing it universally in a safe,
reliable and affordable manner is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century …

We examine heterogeneity in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across eight European countries.
We reveal striking differences across countries, ranging from 6.4% of adults in Spain to …

The global demand for clean and safe water will continue to grow well into the 21st century.
Moving forward, the lack of access to clean water, which threatens human health and strains …

Background Investments in the survival of older children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years)
bring triple dividends for now, their future, and the next generation. However, 1· 5 million …

Background Preterm birth remains a common cause of neonatal mortality, with a
disproportionately high burden in low-income and middle-income countries. Meta-analyses …

In 2016, at the start of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era, pregnancy-related
preventable morbidity and mortality remains unacceptably high. While substantial progress …

Much of our knowledge regarding the interactions between epithelial tissues and the
immune system has been gathered from animal models and co-cultures with cell lines …

The respiratory tract is a complex organ system that is responsible for the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide. The human respiratory tract spans from the nostrils to the lung …

Last few decades have witnessed the unprecedented growth in the application of probiotics
for promoting the general gut health as well as their inception as biotherapeutics to alleviate …