I recently saw an ad that claimed ginkgo biloba can treat the signs of dementia. A quick search on Amazon.com yielded hundreds of products, many claiming that gingko is a "brain sharpener" or that it ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the Empire State heads into its peak foliage season, scents of fall hover in the crisp air — most notably the stink-o from the gingko. That indescribable funk is Mother Nature ...

Sitting at the computer all day is not good for one’s well-being – in many ways. This time of the year I find myself working long stretches during the day at my desk, working on the computer. I have ...

Taking Gingko biloba supplements does not improve memory, attention or problem solving in healthy individuals, according to a new study. Taking Gingko biloba supplements does not improve memory, ...

When I work with graduate or undergraduate students on their writing skills, I often ask them to tell me about their writing process, from the note-taking stage through pre-writing, writing, and final ...

Antioxidant extracts of the leaves of the Gingko biloba tree may protect cells from radiation damage, according to a new study. The discovery may one day be used to help reduce side effects in cancer ...

A gingko tree stands outside my bedroom window in Brooklyn. For seven months a year, I see nothing but leaves and sky; at night, the fan-shaped leaves cast flickering shadows on my walls. In October, ...

On August 6, 1945, an Allied plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, creating a fireball 1,200 feet in diameter. Disaster rained down upon the city, killing an estimated 150,000 people and ...

Gingko Bioworks and Amyris are the largest players in the synthetic-biology industry. Both of these stocks have lost more than half their value this year in spite of rapid revenue growth. Both ...

A sword-and-sorcery prequel to 1996 Korean hit "The Gingko Bed," Park Je-hyeon's "The Legend of Gingko" comes across as an almost European-flavored Dark Ages movie sans atmosphere or any real thrills.

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...