Dietary measures and medications may help reduce uric acid and manage gout. Gout can occur when blood uric acid levels are too high, causing crystals to form in the toes, feet, and other joints.

This experience, known as dissociation, can feel disorienting and unsettling. For some, it might last a few minutes, while for others, it becomes a recurring and persistent part of life.

But one critical, and often overlooked, piece of the puzzle is dissociation—a process that disrupts the way we experience ourselves, our emotions, and the world around us. For someone with BPD ...

In this study, the researchers showed that the active OH species, generated from O 2 photoreduction at the Zn site by proton-coupled electron transfer, promote CH 4 dissociation to CH 3 species.