Trees are a vital part of North Carolina’s natural beauty, offering shade, clean air, and a habitat for wildlife. However, ...

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Infected pine trees can wither and die within about a month if untreated. The disease, first detected in China in 1982, has caused significant damage to the country's forest ecosystems.

Pine wilt disease is one of the most destructive threats to global forest ecosystems due to its rapid spread and high mortality rate among affected trees. Asia has been the hardest-hit region ...

Today, the red pine is the state tree of Minnesota. What the red pine lacks in commercial value, it gains in ecological prowess. In a world where diseases, parasites, and severe weather can kill most ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial wetwood. It is also known as slime flux. Wetwood is a common disease ...

Pitch canker: A disease caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum that affects pine trees, leading to symptoms such as resinous cankers on the bark and dieback of branches. Volatile organic ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — People with type 1 diabetes require continuous insulin treatment and must regularly measure their glucose levels. With open-loop therapies, insulin administration is manually ...

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Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases.

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