Apr

30

Lactic Acid Benefits

April 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Body’s Alternative Energy Source. ‘Lactic acid, the metabolic chemical that once got a bad rap for creating exercise “burn,” just moved from sideshow to center stage. A new study places lactic acid in an important role within cells and may change how physicians treat a blood disorder associated with diabetes and AIDS.’
Lactic Acid Not [...]

Apr

28

Food Additives & E-Numbers List

April 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Basics - Backgrounder on Food Additives. ‘The use of food additives is an emotional topic which continues to provoke consumer concern. Despite modern-day associations food additives have been used for centuries. Food preservation began when man first learned to safeguard food from one harvest to the next and by the salting and smoking of [...]

Apr

28

Benzene in Soft Drinks

April 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Dispute Over Benzene In Drinks. ‘A dispute has erupted between FDA and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) over whether some bottled and canned beverages contain unhealthy levels of benzene, a carcinogen. Only one issue is clear: Some drinks contain ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and the preservative sodium benzoate. In the presence of ascorbic acid under [...]

Apr

27

Particle Physics Future

April 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment

US told to invest in particle physics. ‘America must boost its investment in particle physics if it is to stay at the forefront of the discipline. That is the conclusion of a National Academy of Sciences panel charged with recommending priorities for US particle physics over the next 15 years. The panel believes that the [...]

Apr

27

iTunes U

April 27, 2006 | 1 Comment

iTunes U - Click. Sync. Learn. ‘Apple shares common goals with education — to advance teaching, learning, and research through innovation, and engage and empower students. Students expect a campus environment that accommodates their digital lifestyle, adapts to their individual learning needs, and encourages collaboration and teamwork. Introducing a way to simplify and meet all [...]

Apr

26

Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 Years of Success

April 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Happy sweet sixteen, Hubble Space Telescope. ‘To celebrate the NASA-ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 years of success, the two space agencies are releasing this mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82). It is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82, a galaxy remarkable for its webs of shredded clouds and flame-like [...]

Apr

26

‘Berkeley on iTunes U’ Public Access

April 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment

UC Berkeley extends reach to iPod generation. ‘Further extending its curricular reach to the iPod generation, the University of California, Berkeley, today announced “Berkeley on iTunes U”, a free service that makes video and audio recordings of a growing number of course lectures available both on and off campus through Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store. [...]

Apr

25

Anthrax Toxin Inhibitor

April 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Newly Identified Inhibitor of Anthrax Toxin May Contribute to Safer Vaccine and Offer Postexposure Therapy. ‘A newly identified inhibitor of the anthrax toxin may be used to develop a safer and more effective vaccine and act as a therapeutic agent after exposure say researchers from Massachusetts and Germany. Their findings appear in the June 2005 [...]

Apr

25

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: The End of Oil Dependency?

April 25, 2006 | 1 Comment

Coal-to-diesel Breakthrough Could Cut Oil Imports. ‘Professor Alan Goldman and his Rutgers team in collaboration with researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a way to convert carbon sources, such as coal to diesel fuel. Goldman explained that the breakthrough technology employs a pair of catalytic chemical reactions that operate [...]

Apr

25

Laws of Physics and Tennis

April 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Physics could be a secret weapon in tennis. ‘A US researcher says the number of stupid mistakes made playing on the tennis court can be reduced by applying the laws of physics. Professor Howard Brody of the University of Pennsylvania shows knowledge of the laws of matter and motion can lift a player’s game in [...]

Apr

22

From Paternity Tests to HIV: Kits, Kits and more Kits

April 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Surge in home diagnostic kits provides doctor in a box. ‘For nearly four decades, women have used home tests to find out whether they are pregnant. More recently, they’ve been able very early in the pregnancy to determine whether the child is a boy or a girl. Now, men can use a home testing kit [...]

Apr

22

Breast Cancer Test Kit

April 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Nano World: Breath test for breast cancer. ‘Breath tests for breast cancer might arise via pockets only square nanometers or billionths of a meter in size, experts told UPI’s Nano World. “If this is successful, this could lead to a quick, non-invasive and inexpensive test that could be widely dispersed over the counter to bring [...]

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