Monthly Archives: January 2016
Can nanotechnology promote biodegradation of plastics?
Involvement in dry eye is deeper than we think
Dry eye is a very common condition with over 5-30% of the elderly suffering from this disease. In dry eye, which is due to decreased production and/or increased evaporation of the tear, patients may have a multitude
Cognitive fallacies and criminal investigations
Life profiles of suicide attempters in Northern Ireland: essential implications for suicide prevention
More from less
Ice melts and that is easy to see. But supposed you cut the ice cube in half and in quarters, and so on until there was only one water molecule left? What does it mean to melt
Eyelid drooping may exist in rare diseases of muscle and neuromuscular junction
Difluorocarbene generated by decarboxylation
Parkinsonism Hyperpyrexia Syndrome and Deep Brain Stimulation
Plastics in horticultural soils. Does it matters?
Modulation of bad cholesterol: what happens when patients with kidney disease receive omega-3-fatty acids?
Just as oil cannot dissolve in water, so cannot fat dissolve in blood. In order for our bodies to transport cholesterol, which is made of fat (lipids), within our bloodstreams something is needed to carry it around.
Opioids depress pupillary unrest
Computer-assisted screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for dwi offenders
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a common, reoccurring, and costly crime. In fact, DWI is one of the most frequently committed crimes in the United States and approximately one third of those arrested are likely to re-offend.
Diastereoselective Johnson-Corey-Chaykovsky trifluoroethylidenation

The trifluoromethyl – substituted three-membered rings including epoxides, cyclopropanes and aziridines are very interesting and useful structures which have received much attention in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and synthetic chemistry. Therefore, significant efforts have been directed towards the development of
How the immune system is regulated by small RNAs called microRNAs to prevent self-attacks leading to autoimmunity
Blocking miR-212/132 in T cells is a potential therapy for treating colitis
Tracking down the cells that produce cancers of the tonsil caused by HPV infection
The cells that cover the inside and outside surfaces of many adult tissues are called epithelia. The cells most external to the tissue usually don’t survive very long and must be therefore be continuously replaced. This is
Connective tissue that changes stiffness under nervous control
A vital sign for the mind
Movies, television shows and the daily news will oftentimes depict people in severe states of drinking or drug behaviors, illustrating the depravity of this problem. It is more dramatic to show victims of these addictions in advance
How to lower a risk of being bitten to the face by a dog
When a sniffle is torture
“To me it seemed like minutes, but it was only seconds. I started grabbing my hair, shaky, my head was overwhelmed. By the next action of the foil being pulled back and the next carrot crunch, BANG,