A new study has identified an RNA molecule that is important for skin wound healing. The research may have implications for the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds. A new study from Karolinska ...

In a 1958 patent to Celanese (New York City), inventor Arthur W. Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst to produce vinyl acetate with ...

After some head-scratching and countless conversations throughout my career, I’ve discovered 10 Emotional/Identity Wounds most of us inflict (or allow) on ourselves. What are they? While ...

The images may disturb some people. The wounds show the lethal force of the AR-15. But they are rarely seen. The gun is the weapon of choice for many mass killers. It works with brutal efficiency.

Bubbles of CO 2 rise from volcanic vents on the seafloor and dissolve to form carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is relatively weak; people drink it all the time in carbonated beverages. But if enough ...

To get the best results, remove the weeds from damp soil (after rain or an irrigation session ... oil (d-limonene), cinnamon oil, citric acid, acetic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, and eugenol ...

To create a new wound-care gel, researchers used a common hydrogel, Gel-MA, and created several combinations infused with ...

In the BBC Radio 4 documentary Vitriolic, journalist Ayshea Buksh meets victims of acid attacks who have been scarred for life and had to undergo major surgery in their long recovery. Here she ...

The men, both 21-year-old Santa Cruz County residents, reportedly both died of gunshot wounds, despite lifesaving efforts at the scene on the 700 block of Carlton Road. Authorities responded to ...

The same qualities that make placentas so valuable during pregnancy make them profoundly useful for healing burns and wounds, too. So why do we throw so many away? By Kate Morgan Marcella Townsend ...

A nucleic acid is a long molecule made up of smaller molecules called nucleotides. Nucleic acids were discovered in 1868, when twenty-four-year-old Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated a ...

Chemically, an amino acid is a molecule that has a carboxylic acid group and an amine group that are each attached to a carbon atom called the α carbon. Each of the 20 amino acids has a specific ...