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Natural Sweetener Boosts a Common Treatment For Hair Loss, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert

Natural Sweetener Boosts a Common Treatment For Hair Loss, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert

A leading treatment for androgenetic alopecia (AGA) – the classic pattern hair loss – could be made more effective with the clever addition of the natural sweetener stevioside, derived from the stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana). Minoxidil is a popular treatment for AGA that is rubbed into the scalp: it works by revitalizing hair follicles with increased blood flow, but not …

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Scientists Seek To Turbocharge a Natural Process That Cools the Earth

Scientists Seek To Turbocharge a Natural Process That Cools the Earth

fjo3 shares a report from the Washington Post: Across vast stretches of farmland in southern Brazil, researchers at a carbon removal company are attempting to accelerate a natural process that normally unfolds over thousands or millions of years. The company, Terradot, is spreading tons of volcanic rock crushed into a fine dust over land where soybeans, sugar cane and other …

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What Pepsi’s shift to natural colors means for Gatorade and Cheetos

What Pepsi’s shift to natural colors means for Gatorade and Cheetos

VALHALLA, New York (AP) — Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting. PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in April that it would accelerate a planned shift to using natural colors in its foods and beverages. …

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The natural clocks that can pinpoint someone’s time of death

The natural clocks that can pinpoint someone’s time of death

“In terms of putting things in order, in terms of being able to compare between different regions in particular, and understand that pace of change, it has been really important,” explains Rachel Wood, who works in one of the world’s most distinguished radiocarbon dating labs, the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit. She and her colleagues date materials including human bones, charcoal, …

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This Natural Compound Could Protect the Brain Against Stroke

This Natural Compound Could Protect the Brain Against Stroke

Early evidence hints that DMT can stabilize the blood–brain barrier and dampen inflammation after stroke, likely via Sigma-1 receptors. Credit: Stock A natural compound present in the brain shows promise in reducing stroke damage by protecting the blood-brain barrier and lowering inflammation. DMT, short for dimethyltryptamine, is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound that exists in a variety of plants and …

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Natural Plant Compound Shows Promise for Treating Gum Disease

Natural Plant Compound Shows Promise for Treating Gum Disease

A natural compound called morin, found in fruits, teas, and nuts, is showing promise as a new tool in the fight against gum disease. Researchers in Brazil encapsulated this substance in a controlled-release powder that mimics powdered milk, with the aim of creating oral care products that work without the side effects often seen in traditional treatments. Credit: Stock Morin-based …

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Robert Redford hit a forever home run with iconic ‘Natural’ role

Robert Redford hit a forever home run with iconic ‘Natural’ role

There are many, many reasons why 41 years later “The Natural” remains the gold standard for baseball movies (and probably for sports movies as a whole). There are so many things to like across its 122-minute running time. I like that Joe Don Baker completely hams it up as The Whammer, and doesn’t even pretend like he’s anything other than …

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From ashwagandha to pumpkin seeds: Expert lists 10 natural supplements that boost wellness and vitality

From ashwagandha to pumpkin seeds: Expert lists 10 natural supplements that boost wellness and vitality

Supplements are one of the pillars of overall wellness. The nutrients that we miss out on in the daily diet are provided to the body with the help of right supplements. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Sandeep Gupta, strategic director and founder mentor, INLIFE Healthcare said, “Supplements help in building immunity, balancing energy, vitality, and overall health and wellness …

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U.S. Natural Gas Futures Plummet on Unexpected Inventory Data

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Plummet on Unexpected Inventory Data

U.S. natural gas futures are down by over 5% and retreated beneath the $3 level on Thursday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that working gas in storage rose by 90 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 3,433 Bcf as of September 12. Analysts were expecting an average increase of 78 Bcf, with the data signaling lower-than-expected demand for natural …

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Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space – The Washington Post

Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space  The Washington Post Bluefors signs helium-3 deal for quantum cooling  gasworld Bluefors to source helium-3 from the Moon with Interlune to power next phase of quantum industry growth  Morningstar Seven Seven Six Co-founder Says Interlune Is First Company To Commercialize Off‑Planet Resources—And VCs Are Buying In – Reddit (NYSE:RDDT)  Benzinga Bluefors to Procure …

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