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NanoPutian
10 July 2010, 3:25 pm

NanoPutian, a form of molecules that resemble human, was designed and synthesized by James M. Tour and Stephanie H. Chanteau.  The design of NanoPutians was published in Journal of Organic Chemistry in September 2003. [journal] […]

5 Health Benefits of Green Tea
9 July 2010, 10:01 pm

Green tea has long been praised for its numerous health benefits, including reducing the risk of cancer, helping with weight loss, lowering cholesterol, and preventing strokes. This article will cover five of the most important health benefits of green te […]

Why Pop Your Own?
3 July 2010, 3:44 pm

American’s gobble up more than 17 billion quarts of popcorn a year, but a recent FDA study found that a chemical coating used in microwave popcorn bags is seeping into popcorn. Commercial popcorn companies often coat their microwave popcorn bags wit […]

Review: The Invisible Gorilla (By Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons)
25 June 2010, 12:43 pm

The Invisible Gorilla is an excellent book that brings the everyday illusions that is pervasive yet overlooked and denied by our very intuition and beliefs to the surface. With great examples and strong evidence, the authors marvels and leave us with no o […]

Hibiscus Tea Has Blood Pressure Lowering Effects
20 June 2010, 8:04 pm

Scientists demonstrated that hibiscus tea is able to lower blood pressure in prehypertensive and mildly hypertensive patients.  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is the ingredient that can be found in many herbal tea blends (tisane) does not only have antioxidant […]

High Blood Pressure Medication May Cause Cancer
20 June 2010, 6:27 pm

Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) are medication used to control blood pressure by blocking hormone angiotensin II that increases blood pressure.  Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland studied data from previ […]