Palm oil contains abundant quantities of vitamin E compounds, which include tocopherols and tocotrienols. These compounds have anti-oxidant effects, which protect cells from damage from toxic chemical produced by metabolic processes. While tocopherol is a widely known and researched compound, there remains much to learn about tocotrienols. A team of researchers from Malaysia and Libya…
What: Entomology 2020, the Virtual Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Where: Anywhere! (i.e., online) When: November 11-25, 2020 Who: 3,000+ insect scientists and entomological experts Your next great science story could be just a few mouse-clicks away at Entomology 2020, the Entomological Society of America’s Virtual Annual Meeting. Every year, the insect…
Young people across Europe are being recruited to a trial to put their smartphone addiction to good use, via an app designed to prevent anxiety and depression and improve wellbeing. Researchers at the University of Exeter are leading a pan-European project to recruit young people aged between 16 and 22 years to use the app.…