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Gazpacho Ingredients Lose Vitamin C During Preparation
August 5, 2011 In summer, more dishes like gazpacho –- a cold soup containing raw vegetables, bread, olive oil and vinegar –- are consumed. A new study has revealed that ingredients’ vitamin C ... > full story -
New Insight Into Silica Deposition in Horsetail
August 1, 2011 Researchers in the UK have found that callose initiated silica formation in undersaturated solutions of silicic acid and catalysed silica formation in saturated solutions of silicic acid. The former ... > full story -
Climatic Benefits from Carbon Sequestration Are Largely Offset by Increased Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Study Finds
August 1, 2011 Recent studies have shown that human nitrogen additions to terrestrial ecosystems increase the terrestrial carbon dioxide uptake from the atmosphere. A new study reports now that the climatic ... > full story -
Eat, Prey, Rain: New Model of Dynamics of Clouds and Rain Is Based on a Predator-Prey Population Model
July 25, 2011 A new model for the dynamics of clouds and rain, based on a predator-prey population model, may help us understand how clouds fit into the big climate picture. This model may help climate scientists ... > full story -
Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots Degrade in Soil, Releasing Their Toxic Guts, Study Finds
July 18, 2011 Quantum dots made from cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, unleashing toxic cadmium and selenium ions into their surroundings, a new study has ... > full story -
Cortisol Controls Recycling of Bile Acids
July 7, 2011 Cortisol is responsible for the recycling of bile acids from the blood, according to new research. If this recycling is disrupted, the animals develop gallstones and lose weight because they are no ... > full story -
Potential of Simple Injection on Patients With Head Injury
June 30, 2011 New research has suggested that tranexamic acid has the potential to prevent people dying from head injuries. It is a cheap, off-patent drug with the potential to help people suffering from brain ... > full story -
Fortifying Corn Masa Flour With Folic Acid Could Prevent Birth Defects, March of Dimes Says
June 16, 2011 Fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid could prevent more serious birth defects of the brain and spine in the Hispanic community, according to a March of Dimes ... > full story -
New Catalyst Will Allow Commercialization of Revolutionary Fuel Cells
June 15, 2011 Cheap, much lighter than before and allowing for continuous operation – what traditional batteries can not offer – direct formic acid fuel cells can revolutionize the portable electronics ... > full story -
Apple Ingredient Keeps Muscles Strong: Component of Apple Peels Found to Help Prevent Muscle Weakening in Mice
June 7, 2011 In search of a way to prevent the muscle wasting that comes with illness and aging, researchers have landed a natural compound that might just do the trick. The findings identify a component of apple ... > full story
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