Xanthelasma

Xanthelasma (or xanthelasma palpebrarum) is a sharply demarcated yellowish collection of cholesterol underneath the skin, usually on or around the eyelids. Although not harmful or painful, these min...

Tissue Growth Factors BMP 2

The classical tissue factors typically are proteins used for tissue repair and growth stimulation. Among the approved products are the growth factors PDGF, IGF, EGF, BMP and FGF. One of the commercial...

Food Safety

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avo...

Update on use of "Simply Thick" for infants

Health Canada is advising parents and caregivers to consult their health professional before using Simply Thick to feed infants.

Compensation negotiation among women in the workplace

(SAGE Publications) Studies have shown that women are less likely to take the most direct approach to ensure that they receive fair pay compared to their male counterparts - simply asking. So what hap...

Patient Adherence: Increased Dedication Fuels Bigger Budgets

Saying that patient adherence is straightforward is like saying the only thing required to compete at the Olympics is a plane ticket. It’s simply not true. Fostering long-term patient adherence goes...

The reason we lose at games: Some games simply too complex for the human mind to understand

If you have ever wondered why you never seem to win at skill-based games such as poker or chess, there might be a very good reason. Scientists have discovered that some games are simply impossible to...

Why Less is More When it Comes to Movie Special Effects

By Julie Sedivy Is the film industry guilty of lowballing the intelligence of its audience? It’s not hard to find bloggers, critics and movie insiders (including actor Colin Firth) who think so. A...

2 BioPharma Catalyst Trades And 1 Strong Acquisition Target Rumored To Be In Play

By Scott Matusow:Today, we look at two companies with significant short-term catalysts quickly approaching, and one company that could be acquired before the year is over. Catalyst trades can be very...

Biodel: Reemerging From Obscurity In 2013

By Chemistfrog:There are many reasons a small pharmaceutical company may remain under the radar despite significant upcoming catalysts. Often, the company may be one that has simply had no significant...

Liver transplant waitlist mortality not simply due to lack of donor organs: Study

The majority of patients on the liver transplant waitlist who died received offers of high-quality donated livers that were declined prior to their death, according to a new study in Gastroenterology,...

Simply fill the bottle and go.

A definitive NMR solution for a simple and accurate measurement of the magnitude and the sign of small heteronuclear coupling constants on protonated and non-protonated carbon atoms.

Simply successful: A proton-selective HSQMBC-TOCSY experiment can be used to measure small proton-carbon ((n) J(CH) ; n>1) coupling constants on both protonated and non-protonated carbon atoms. The me...

Attitudes toward piercings and tattoos.

Does body modification suggest a lack of professionalism, or is it simply freedom of expression?

Simply marvelous.

Selective fabrication of quasi-parallel single-walled carbon nanotubes on silicon substrates.

We have fabricated single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) arrays, about 85% of which are semiconducting. Fe nanoparticles, which were used as a catalyst, were produced simply and cheaply from Wistar rat...