When life hands you lemons, it’s not necessarily trying to destroy whatever scant fibers of sanity you have left. On the contrary, lemons may very well be the thing that ends up saving you! On some ...

The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of Sir Isaac Newton’s laboratory assistant ...

CNN — The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of Sir Isaac Newton's laboratory ...

At first glance it sounds preposterous. Give Soldiers Omega 3, a substance found in fish oil, and they will stop killing themselves? A leader in this research, Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, points out ...

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." So our mothers told us. Wrongly, it turns out. Today, the phrase would better be rendered: "When life gives you citric acid, make acid-ade." Citric acid, ...

Scurvy is a disease caused by lack of adequate intake of vitamin C. For humans this is an essential micronutrient and signs and symptoms may begin to show up after one to three months of dietary ...

IS THERE any fruit more useful than a lemon? The citric acid in its juice can provide a touch of sharpness that improves a vast range of dishes. The fragrant oil concentrated in the peel of lemons has ...

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