Nestle expands Singapore R&D amid Asia market growth
Swiss-based global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it had expanded its research and development operations in Singapore, amid robust Asian market growth.
Swiss-based global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it had expanded its research and development operations in Singapore, amid robust Asian market growth.
A Canadian high school student has improved an ineffective experimental cancer therapy with a simple tweak—pairing it with antibiotics—earning accolades Tuesday from a panel of eminent scientists.
Mussels secrete a powerful adhesive to hold tight on rocks swept by violent waves — and a synthetic version could prove critical for surgery and cancer treatment, researchers said Saturday.
It’s “pancit” from the sea. Nutritious noodles made from seaweed are bringing new hope to poor families in Bicol and raising the incomes of seaweed farmers there, the Bureau of Agricultural Research of the Department of Agriculture said Friday.
Researchers presented evidence Wednesday for the existence of cancer stem cells, with three different studies seeking to end a decades-old scientific dispute about how tumors grow.
The image of a growling tiger may not seem very scary when it looks back at a person from a small section of a newspaper page, but it can be startling when it appears on a billboard overlooking the highway. Triggering such an emotional response to perceived threats or other similarly evocative images is thought to be linked to one’s survival instinct.
Rats are smart, that’s a well-known fact. But US researchers on Tuesday said a series of tests had shown they might be just as good as humans at juggling information in order to make the best decision.
A team of scientists and doctors from the University of Sto. Tomas said Wednesday a clinical study they conducted showed that taking virgin coconut oil, or VCO, had beneficial effects on one’s cholesterol level.
Don’t ask Filipino businessmen if it’s more fun in the Philippines. They’re not having much of it.
The government should not pin too much hope on the buiness process outsourcing industry, and recent statements by President Barack Obama to bring outsourcing jobs back to the United States highlight the risk of doing so, acording to the Ibon Foundation.
The scientific and medical communities have long acknowledged that smoking, lack of exercise and emotional stress adversely affects cardiovascular health and physical strength. Diet has also been directly linked to heart health.
The family dogs turn 11 this year, but I often think of them as little human girls who know enough to recognize that sneaking a mango out of the harvest pile isn’t good behavior, but can’t quite give up their prizes either.
