Cells are powered by tiny energy reactors called mitochondria. When damaged, they leak destructive molecules…
Month: August 2015
Why statins should be viewed as a double-edged sword
Statins have significant cardiovascular benefits, but also serious side effects. A new study finds that…
Curcumin and turmeric: Improving the therapeutic benefits by enhancing absorption and bioavailability
Few natural products have demonstrated the range of protective and therapeutic promise as have turmeric…
Octopus genome reveals cephalopod secrets
Imagine a skeleton-less creature with three hearts, with most of its nearly half a billion…
Protons and antiprotons appear to be true mirror images
In a stringent test of a fundamental property of the standard model of particle physics,…
Seller beware: International transactions require much more than a contract
A contract between countries spelling out in detail the terms of sale and delivery should…
Rapid eye movements in sleep reset dream ‘snapshots’
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, the period in which we experience vivid dreams, was discovered…
Greenland ice sheet’s winds driving tundra soil erosion, study finds
Strong winds blowing off the Greenland Ice Sheet are eroding soil and vegetation in the…
Planning, improvization actually play well together in export markets
Exporting is a popular way to enter an international market. But just how are export…
Want your company to remain innovative? Think twice before going public
New companies are often successful because they are innovative. In search of new capital, these…