Melatonin is an over the counter supplement that is often used as a sleep aid, What is it? Is it safe? Is it effective? Read to find out
Continue ReadingBats and other animals possess an ability that humans have harnessed with technology: echolocation. Echolocation uses the echoes of sound waves to create an image that the animal uses to navigate and hunt.
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Continue ReadingGetting to know the positive side of GMO and how it has been helping to advance medicine.
Continue ReadingEffectively, carbon dioxide reduction through sustainable energy supplies represents the process of photosynthesis. In the last decade, ethanol production from carbon dioxide reduction shows promise as a true means to imitate plant energy storage and reverse the process of burning carbon fuels. Details within.
Continue ReadingPharmaceutical jewelry is a relatively new concept that takes advantage of the transdermal drug delivery technology developed in 1979. Researchers today are exploring options for delivering birth control through small patches adhered to earring backs, necklaces, and watches.
Continue ReadingHave you ever wondered what makes a firefly glow? Learn about the exciting chemistry behind this beautiful summertime insect.
Continue ReadingHonoring the life of Dr. John Horton Conway who passed away due do COVID-19 this April.
Continue ReadingWhy are there so many two-factor theories in psychology? In this post, I explore the effects of dichotomous thinking and novelty requirements in academia.
Continue ReadingThe batteries that power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles have changed our lives, especially in the current age of a global pandemic. The technology of lithium-ion batteries are built on decades of studies and a variety of expertise around the world, and will progress in the days to come.
Continue ReadingThe opioid addiction crisis has been a hot button issue for some time now. In the middle of the opioid crisis the FDA approved another, more powerful opioid, why?
Continue ReadingHow do epidemiologists determine the time course of a pandemic? And what are the COVID-19 models telling us?
Continue ReadingSea star wasting disease is a viral epidemic that absolutely destroyed many of the sea star populations off the Pacific coast of North America a few years ago, and what we learn from this viral outbreak in sea stars may provide insight into other infectious diseases
Continue ReadingWhat are the effects of chronic vaping on the respiratory immune system? Using a mouse model, the authors showed that vaping decreases respiratory immune responses to viral infection, which could have implications for susceptibility to COVID-19 in people who vape.
Continue ReadingMasks have been a controversial topic with COVID-19 and recently the CDC recommended that people wear masks when out in public.
Continue ReadingProtein shakes are a wildly popular method to support muscle growth, but a surprisingly overlooked tactic is sleep.
Continue ReadingA new type of medicine may afford a more permanent form of disease control in honeybees. This blog discusses designer probiotic disease control and relevance to bee health.
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