Neurotransmitters play a powerful role in managing the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system in many animals, controlling mood, energy levels, aggression, social bonding, and sexual behavior. For example, many antidepressant drugs ...
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One mainstream farmer is returning to conventional seed-and he's not alone As an invulnerable tween, Chris Huegerich, the child of a prosperous farming family, wiped out on his motorcycle in tiny Breda, Iowa. Forty years on, folks ...
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New polymers could allow for self-healing materials, the University of Pittsburgh recently reported. Materials manufactured from the new composites can regenerate themselves when damaged. Results of the Pitt research were recently ...
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GEA Westfalia Separator Group's system for treating ballast water gets US Coast Guard approval. The BallastMaster ultraV developed by GEA Westfalia Separator Group for treating ballast water has been awarded the "Alternate Management ...
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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The four partners BRAIN, the Hohenstein Institute, Kelheim Fibres and rkona, announce the formation of a new research alliance for the biotechnical production and modification of specialty alginates. The aim of the alliance is to establish ...
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Durham, N.C.-based antimicrobial textile technology provider PurThread Technologies Inc. and Rochester, N.Y.-based Eastman Kodak Co. have signed a globally exclusive agreement with under which PurThread will embed Kodak's antimicrobial ...
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Every milk processing unit plays a very crucial part in the milk industry. They treat & also process milk into various forms. In fact, our daily dairy requirement is fulfilled by consistent supplies of dairy units. A dairy unit or plant ...
Famous for its superior antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties, oil from the lemon myrtle tree knocks out stubborn salmonella and staph organisms while providing a variety of cosmetic uses. Not only does it soothe wrinkles and ...
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All the controversy over the past few years regarding Whole Foods Market and its dubious position on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) seems to have fizzled following the company's recent announcement that, by 2018, all GMOs sold in its ...
Chicken and oc may seem like an obvious pairing to culinary enthusiasts, but at least one Pennsylvania farm is demonstrating its extraordinary health benefits in food production as well. For three years or so, chickens at Bell & Evans have ...
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Another member of the labiatae, or mint, family, thyme is an herb native to the Mediterranean basin and comes in many varieties. There is only one plant, thymus vulgaris, but the composition of the oil distilled from the plant shows ...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, has received a notice that the new drug application for Luzu (luliconazole) cream, 1% has been approved by the US Food and Drug ...
A couple of researchers from the University of Alberta (U-A) in Canada say they have come up with a novel new way to eventually end the practice of having to apply environmentally-harmful fertilizer chemicals to commercial crops. ...
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With so much conflicting information out there about which foods are healthy and which foods are not, it can be difficult for many people to determine how best to approach a healthy lifestyle that includes eating well. But a good place to ...