Have you ever wondered whether the standard drug dose we all follow is actually the standard? The first historically recorded clinical trial was performed by a Scottish naval physician, James Lind, in 1747 to discover a cure for scurvy(ascorbic acid deficiency), and it featured 12 of his male co-sailors. Ever since, for much of the history of biomedical research, males have been considered the default for testing the effects of drugs on the human body. For the safety of women

For decades, the burden of contraception has been placed on women, ever since the release of the first oral contraceptive pill in the 1960s and even before. On the other hand, men, till this day, only have condoms and vasectomy as their contraceptive options. Even with ‘perfect use’, the failure rate of condoms is still over 10% and vasectomy is largely irreversible. With changing socioeconomic beliefs and more men seeking to actively participate in family planning, there is

Cook till golden brown? got it But have you ever had roasted meat, vegetables or just a pleasant coffee and thought- Well, this tasted better uncooked? I don’t think so! Why? The Maillard reaction- a multistep, complex, non- enzymatic reaction How do we know it? Browning on tablets But is that all there is to it? NO Maillard reaction is one of the most if not THE MOST important reaction in the food industry. It’s in everyday life- the toast you make, the vegetables you cook,

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Have you ever wondered why books carry a distinct aroma? At some point, every reader has paused to inhale that unique scent. Many of us are readers, and one thing that readers admire most is the scent of a book—'Bibliosmia': that distinct, often intoxicating aroma of old and new pages. To a reader, it’s a nostalgic comfort; to a chemist, it’s a fascinating narrative of volatile organic compounds and material degradation. From the oxidative breakdown of lignin in aging paper t