All Health articles – Page 3
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NewsMineral filters cut carcinogens in smoked foods
Cutting edge science research with a consumer application
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Resource
Anecdotes: Measuring Lead Levels in Hair
Measuring lead levels in hair using atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Magnificent molecules
Acetylcysteine
Peleton Source: Christopher Strickland / Shutterstock.com The peleton of the Tour of Britain near Mellerstain, Kelso in the Scottish Borders, September 2017 Peleton Source: Christopher Strickland / Shutterstock.com The peleton of the Tour of Britain near Mellerstain, Kelso in the Scottish Borders, September ...
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Soundbite
A state secret leak is helping to solve the Skripal poisoning
The role of scientist whistle-blowers from Russia
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News
Targeting manganese fights the flu
A tweak allows a promising flu-fighting compound to latch onto both of the manganese atoms at the heart of a flu enzyme
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Feature
Taking care of the air
How do we control the pollutants we breathe in? This article includes specification links and resources for your classroom.
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The chemistry of sports drinks
Learn about the chemistry and science behind sports drinks and the effects on the body. Find out how chemists have contributed to the improvement of athletic performance through discussion and worksheet exercises.
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Experiment
Using indigestion tablets to neutralise an acid
Investigate and measure the neutralising effect of indigestion tablets on hydrochloric acid in this class practical. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Resource
You are what you ate
This C/PBL resource looks at the metabolic causes and incidence of obesity in the cultural and social environment within which students, tutors, and institutions operate. Students are presented with a problem, the growing incidence of obesity, in a real life context in which the core subject, metabolic chemistry, plays a ...
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Resource
Faces of Chemistry – Sun lotion
Learn from scientists at Croda about how the chemistry behind sun lotions helps protect our skin from damaging ultraviolet radiation.
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Feature
The rhythm of life
Emma Davies explores how unravelling the complex mechanisms of the body clock has led to some fascinating discoveries and a 2017 Nobel prize
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Soundbite
A real fake tan: melanin minus mutation
Rowan Frame explains how a new drug might make sunburn a thing of the past
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Feature
Know your poison: the festival chemical safety net
How analytical chemistry helps reduce the harms of drug use
