/oss/taxonomy/term/1981/all en /oss/article/health-nutrition-pseudoscience/fountain-youth-and-alligators <p>Funny the things one remembers. Like “Don’s Fountain of Youth,” a short cartoon I saw some time back in the 60s. “Don” was Donald Duck and the story was all about taking his nephews on a Florida vacation. The “kids” are more interested in reading comics than the sights that Donald is pointing out, at least until they chance upon a pond with a sign "Mistaken for the Fountain of Youth by Ponce de Leon 1512." Donald decides to have a little fun with his nephews and removes the “mistaken for” part of the sign.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:06:33 +0000 Joe Scwarcz PhD 7962 at /oss /oss/article/health/heres-how-some-diabetics-can-save-their-money <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-heres-how-some-diabetics-can-save-their-money">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:48:42 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7572 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/queen-ants-dont-have-divine-right-their-thrones-just-right-genetics <p><span>Humans have classified more than 12,500 species of ants, and there are an estimated 10,000 more waiting to be discovered. Besides their incredible strength, almost all of these species have something in common: queens. </span></p> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:39:57 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7200 at /oss /oss/article/diets-food-health/when-protein-not-protein <p>You need protein to build muscle. We have all heard that, probably as early as elementary school. And it is true. Muscle is mostly made of protein and its source is protein in the diet. But the route is not direct. Proteins are complex molecules composed of hundreds to thousands of amino acids linked together. When consumed, these chains are broken down into smaller fragments called peptides as well as into individual amino acids.</p> Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:43:47 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2248 at /oss