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Trying to Slow Down The Clock

3 Feb 2021

Perhaps the oldest formula for trying to beat the aging process can be found in an Egyptian papyrus dating back to circa 1500 B.C. The 鈥淓dwin Smith Papyrus鈥 features a 鈥淩ecipe for Transforming an...

Injections Follow the 鈥淟ocation, Location, Location鈥 Clich茅

29 Jan 2021

The fear of needles is a remarkably common phobia. According to different studies, it is reported in 14 to 38% of adults and in 33 to 63% of children. Even those of us who simply dislike injections...

Identical Twins Are Not Identical

21 Jan 2021

There is a common parental misunderstanding that arises when the term 鈥渋dentical twins鈥 is paraded around. Identical twins are known scientifically as 鈥渕onozygotic twins.鈥 This Scrabble winner of a...

Is that an inflatable shark in my glass of wine?

21 Jan 2021

Cat pee, a mouse nest, wet dog, sauerkraut, burnt match, moldy socks, rotten eggs, vanilla, menthol, and plastic bandage. An unusual list to be sure. But there is a connection. These are all terms...

Reservations About Resveratrol

14 Jan 2021

In 1940 Japanese researcher Michio Takaoka submitted his thesis for a graduate degree in which he described studies of plants with a folkloric history of having medicinal properties. Such studies...

Boost Your Knowledge about Boosting Your Immune System

6 Jan 2021

鈥淩einforce and Boost Your Immune System鈥 promised the ad splashed across two pages of a local newspaper. There were products galore! Mushroom extracts, probiotics, collagen supplements, exotic oils...

The Right Chemistry: Dry Ice

25 Dec 2020

Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz discusses dry ice

Sunshine and Moonbeams

17 Dec 2020

When the imaginative little boy was asked in school to give an example of how heat makes things expand and cold causes them to contract, he authoritatively stated that in the summertime the days...

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