When 7 Up was originally placed on the market (In 1929), it was named Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda-聽a much less catchy, though more descriptive name. The 鈥榣ithiated鈥� in the name came聽from...
Orlando Bloom might have the nicest dimples around, but glance at his chin and you鈥檒l notice a lack of a dent. Look at Demi Lovato鈥檚 chin though and you鈥檒l see a cleft, almost like an indent there....
Caffeine interacts with a neurotransmitter- adenosine- receptors, inhibiting the functions that adenosine would normally activate- namely, sleepy feelings. One theory behind caffeine withdrawal...
Spicy foods contain a chemical called capsaicin, which activates a receptor found in your mouth and on your tongue called a TRPV1 receptor. There is some variation in the sensitivity of these...
When you spend hours proofreading and retyping essays, you get to wondering- why do聽we refer to large letters as upper case, and small as lower case? It鈥檚 actually a remnant聽of a past where...
Bladder cancer in humans has been associated with cigarette smoking. 聽Since dogs can also develop this deadly cancer, they can serve as model for evaluating treatment methods. 聽In a study at the...
A breast cancer cell line known as MCF-7 is used by researchers around the world. 聽The name comes from the Michigan Cancer Foundation where the cell line was first established in 1973 after...
Victims of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease experience a continuous degeneration of nerve cells. Most of the nerve cells affected are responsible for releasing acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter believed to be...
Fingerprints have been used since ancient times as a method to confirm identities. Although individuals are born with a unique set of fingerprints, these unique fingerprints can disappear. The...
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