Another Reason to Drink Wine: It Could Help You Burn Fat
Compounds in red wine improve fat burning, especially in the liver, and may improve overall liver function
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New Assay to Spot Fake Malaria Drugs Could Save Thousands of Lives
New OSU technology may help save some of the 200,000 lives a year lost due to the use of conterfeit anti-malarial drugs.
Video Games Could Provide Venue for Exploring Sustainability Concepts
Could playing video games help people understand and address global sustainability issues such as pollution, drought or climate change? At least two researchers believe so, outlining their argument in a concept paper published in the journal “First Monday.”
Pass the Salt: Common Condiment Could Enable New High-Tech Industry
Chemists at Oregon State University have identified a compound that could significantly reduce the cost and potentially enable the mass commercial production of silicon nanostructures – materials that have huge potential in everything from electronics to biomedicine and energy storage.
Sweet Approach may Produce Metal Casting Parts, Reduce Toxicity
Based on a new discovery by researchers at Oregon State University, the world’s multi-billion dollar foundry industry may soon develop a sweet tooth.