Campari, the iconic red Italian bittersweet apéritif, revealed Hollywood actress and entrepreneur Kate Hudson as the star of its 2016 Calendar, with the full unveil taking place on 18th November. … [Read more...]
Genome Project to Lead Way for Better Wheat Breeding
Wheat is the most widely grown cereal crop in the world and the staple food for more than 35% of the global human population. It accounts for 20% of all calories consumed throughout the world. As global population grows, so too does its dependence on wheat. To meet future demands of a projected world population of 9.6 billion by 2050, wheat productivity needs to increase by … [Read more...]
Zebrafish Helps Unlock Mystery of Meningitis
Scientists at Duke Medicine are using transparent fish to watch in real time as Cryptococcal meningitis takes over the brain. The resulting images are worthy of a sci-fi movie teaser, but could be valuable in disrupting the real, crippling brain infection that kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. … [Read more...]
New Software to Improve Drug Treatments for Disease and Diabetes
Proteins sometimes run amuck. All the good stuff (the useful genetic and biological material) they contain can get distorted. Mutations in specific amino acids can cause long strands of proteins to curl in on themselves (like a ball of wool a cat has played with) and refuse to break apart. These strands, known as amyloid fibrils, can be extremely toxic and are usually harmful. … [Read more...]
Climate Change Can Cause Low Birth Weight
From melting glaciers to increasing wildfires, the consequences of climate change and strategies to mitigate such consequences are often a hotly debated topic. A new study led by the University of Utah adds to the ever-growing list of negative impacts climate change can have on humans—low birth weight. … [Read more...]
Hershey Supports Supply Chain to Basic Nutrition for Children in Ghana
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) announced a new Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action to train 7,500 farmers in Ghana on improved agronomic practices, empowering them to supply local commercial markets with safe and high-quality peanuts to produce Vivi, a vitamin and mineral-fortified nutritional supplement distributed to school children in Ghana. Hershey commits … [Read more...]
Solar Cell Technology You Can Spray On
A new study out of St. Mary’s College of Maryland puts us closer to do-it-yourself spray-on solar cell technology—promising third-generation solar cells utilizing a nanocrystal ink deposition that could make traditional expensive silicon-based solar panels a thing of the past. … [Read more...]
Two-Drug Combo Treats Older Adults With Resistent Depression
More than half of older adults with clinical depression don’t get better when treated with an antidepressant. But results from a multicenter clinical trial that included Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that adding a second drug — an antipsychotic medication — to the treatment regimen helps many of those patients. … [Read more...]
Obama and Putin Go Head-to-Head Over Syria Crisis
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin went head-to-head over the Middle East and Islamic State terrorists Monday during a showdown at the United Nations, with Obama calling for the ouster of Bashar Assad and Putin arguing that the Syrian leader was the war-torn country's only hope for Syria crisis. … [Read more...]
Life on Mars May Not Be Science Fiction Based on Recent Discovery
That's right, Mars is not just a dusty old planet anymore. Scientists reported signs of liquid water on the surface of Mars. This discovery also implies the existing water on the planet's surface may produce a viable environment for life (even if it is only microbes). … [Read more...]