The biologists from the Scripps Research Institute wanted to answer the question about the role of the serotonin in the process of the conversion of the fats. This neurotransmitter was associated in several rows with the loss in weight, without the mechanism to be understood exactly. In order to better understand the process, the professor Supriya Srinivasan and her colleagues … [Read more...]
Citzens March in Argentina for the right’s of Women to tan in the Nude
Tens of half naked women, supported by hundreds of dressed protesters, marched in Buenos Aires for the right to stay topless on the beach after the police recently asked some women without bras to leave a beach in the vicinity, reports the DPA. Similar protests took place in the last few weeks on the territory of Argentina after the incident from January, but is still unclear … [Read more...]
Reckitt Benckiser pays $16.6 billion dollars for Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser acquired the American producer of baby food Mead Johnson for $16.6 billion dollars, in a transaction which would lead the British Group in a new direction and it would increase the business in the emerging markets, informs Reuters. Reckitt Benckiser, which produces things like the Nurofen tablets, the deodorant Air Wick and the condoms Durex, announced that it … [Read more...]
Kylie Minogue wins the battle against Kylie Jenner for the brand name ‘Kylie’
The Australian artist Kylie Minogue obtained a victory in the dispute with the American reality-star Kylie Jenner about the use of the common name Kylie as a registered trademark in the advertising campaigns on the territory of the USA, writes UPI. The trademarks and patent office in the USA rejected the request of Kylie Jenner, reports the Global News, but the television star … [Read more...]
The graphene from soybean oil, discovered by scientists to be viable soon
A discovery performed recently by a team of scientists from Australia through which the graphene (which is the most resistant material in the world) is obtained from the oil of soybeans will become 'viable from a commercial point of view', as announced the representatives of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The CSIRO researchers saluted … [Read more...]
Amy Adams feels very grateful for her role in ‘Arrival’
Amy Adams talked in an interview for Variety about her role in the SF movie 'Arrival', about the fact that she had to play a character faced with two different realities, one in which the first contact of humanity with an alien species are likely to degenerate into a global conflict and the other that orbits around her personal life, which she discovers and understands with … [Read more...]
Wayne Shorter and Sting, the winners of the Polar Music Prize 2017
The American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter and the British singer Sting are the winners of the Polar Music Prize 2017, informs the DPA. Shorter, 83 years old, collaborated with the legends of the music like Art Blakey and Miles Davis and in 1970 was the founder of the fusion jazz band 'Weather Report'. The musician, whose discography contains over 20 albums, among … [Read more...]
‘LaLa Land’ is the big winner of the BAFTA Awards 2017
The American production 'LaLa Land' triumphed on the Sunday evening at the prizes of the British Film Academy, the BAFTA Film Awards. The movie is definitely the Oscars' favorite after it won five of the eleven prizes for which it was nominated. 'LaLa Land' won the BAFTA award for the best picture while the director of the film, Damien Chazelle, won the award for the Best … [Read more...]