Gelatin/polyvinyl alcohol loaded magnesium hydroxide nanocomposite attenuates neurotoxicity and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease induced rats.

Amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque formation, neuronal cell death, mitochondrial and cholinergic dysfunction are key indicators of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, gelatin and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were tethered with magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)) to synthesize nanocomposite (Ge/PVA/Mg(OH)) through alkali co-precipitation. The characterization studies using FT-IR, XRD, DLS, and SEM-EDX confirmed the successful formation of Ge/PVA/Mg(OH) nanocomposite.

Responses of birds and mammals to long-established wind farms in India.

Wind turbines have been recognised as an alternative and clean-energy source with a low environmental impact. The selection of sites for wind-farm often creates serious conservation concerns on biodiversity. Wind turbines have become a serious threat to migratory birds as they collide with the turbine blades in some regions across the globe, while the impact on terrestrial mammals is relatively less explored.