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Teenagers and biodiversity - worlds apart? : an essay on young people's views on nature and the role it will play in their future

The children of today have plenty of toys to play with in comparison with some decades ago. Instead of playing outside, they watch television. Recent research in the UK has revealed that primary schoolchildren know more about the different ‘species’ of Pokémon than about plants and animals. Nature is something they see on television, preferably in programs featuring dangerous and spectacular animals. The aim of this study was to find out what young people think biodiversity or nature will mean to their lives in about twenty years time. One of the goals of nature policy is to bring nature closer to people. This study looked at teenagers as a possible target group of government policy. It has thrown up some pointers for meeting young people’s needs and raising their appreciation and understanding of nature and biodiversity. It uncovered a wider gap between young people and nature than the researchers had expected, but also sparked of a desire to know more, and not only among the schoolchildren. This study attracted attention from the media and the subject was discussed on meetings about nature and environmental education. Although the research was conducted in the Netherlands, the picture obtained may also apply to at least the more urbanised regions of Europe where the cultural, economic and social climates are broadly simila

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MicroRNAs in Aldosterone Production and Action

The secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex is a tightly regulated process. Loss of this control can result in severe hypertension and end-organ damage, so detailed understanding of the various mechanisms by which the body regulates aldosterone biosynthesis is key. The emergence of microRNAs (miRNAs) as negative regulators of numerous physiological processes has naturally led to their study in the context of aldosterone production. We summarise several studies that have demonstrated a significant role for microRNAs in aldosterone biosynthesis and action, thereby presenting a possible therapeutic role in the treatment of common forms of hypertension such as primary aldosteronism. Furthermore, the presence of microRNAs in the circulation offers the prospect of accessible and informative biomarkers that may simplify the currently protracted and technically difficult diagnosis of such conditions

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