People love coining new words. And they love making good use of them—for a while anyway. Adultescence and Frankenstorm are ...

Jeong can also mean a kind of hygge, the Danish word for the feeling of coziness when one gathers around a fireplace with ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially added spice bag, Ireland’s beloved fast-food dish, and gigil, a Filipino ...

A uniquely Filipino expression has officially entered the global linguistic stage. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has ...

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She started with a definition: “Compound interest is when the interest earned on a balance is calculated not only on the original principal amount but also on interest already accrued ...

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So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage-carnosic acid-for its impact on Alzheimer's disease. In the disease, which is the leading cause of dementia and ...

Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused. In the quest to develop a safe, effective alternative to ...

OHSU scientists, aided by University of Portland undergraduates, discovered that sulfuretin, a plant-derived compound, inhibits an enzyme linked to multiple sclerosis and cancer. The compound may help ...