- Salt reduction could save 92,000 lives a year
Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake of Americans could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 billion in health costs per year, researchers reported.
(Issue date: 21 January 2010)
- Cutting caffeine won't quiet ringing in the ears
If you suffer from ringing in the ears, imbibing caffeine won't make it worse, and giving up caffeinated beverages won't make it better, new research from the UK shows.
(Issue date: 21 January 2010)
- Obesity ups cancer risk, and here's how
Obesity comes with plenty of health risks, but there's one that's perhaps not so well known: an increased risk of developing cancer, and especially certain types of cancer like liver cancer. Now, a group of researchers reporting...
(Issue date: 21 January 2010)
- EU agency urges ban on Meridia diet drug
European authorities urged a halt to sales of an Abbott Laboratories diet pill after concluding heart-related risks were too great.
(Issue date: 21 January 2010)
- Decoding of soybean genome may enable better soybeans
Purdue University scientists led an effort to sequence the soybean genome, giving researchers a better understanding of the plant's genes and how to use them to improve its characteristics.
(Issue date: 15 January 2010)
- Israeli scientists discover gene for pink tomatoes
Far Eastern diners are partial to a variety of sweet, pink-skinned tomato. Dr. Asaph Aharoni of the Weizmann Institute’s Plant Sciences Department has now revealed the gene that’s responsible for producing these pink tomatoes.
(Issue date: 15 January 2010)
- Research confirms benefits of calcium and vitamin D in preventing fractures
Taking both calcium and vitamin D supplements on a daily basis reduces the risk of bone fractures, regardless of whether a person is young or old, male or female, or has had fractures in the past, a large study of nearly 70,000...
(Issue date: 15 January 2010)
- Research on 'country of origin' labelling published
The UK Food Standards Agency has published new research about country of origin labelling.
(Issue date: 15 January 2010)
- Nutrient mix to fight Alzheimer's shows potential in clinical trial
In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, patients typically suffer a major loss of the brain connections necessary for memory and information processing. Now, a combination of nutrients that was developed at MIT has shown the...
(Issue date: 11 January 2010)
- A role for calcium in taste perception
Calcium may not come to mind when you think of tasty foods, but in a study appearing in the January 8 issue of JBC, Japanese researchers have provided the first demonstration that calcium channels on the tongue are the targets of...
(Issue date: 11 January 2010)
- Paper strips can quickly detect toxin in drinking water
A strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water.
(Issue date: 11 January 2010)
- Molecule repairs alcohol metabolism enzyme
An experimental compound repaired a defective alcohol metabolism enzyme that affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide, according to research supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The...
(Issue date: 11 January 2010)
- Enhanced sweet taste: This is your tongue on pot
New findings from the Monell Center and Kyushu University in Japan report that endocannabinoids act directly on taste receptors on the tongue to enhance sweet taste.
(Issue date: 24 December 2009)
- EFSA says polyglycitol syrup ok as food additive
Following a request from the European Commission for a scientific opinion on the use of polyglycitol syrup as a food additive, the European Food Safety Authority Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food says...
(Issue date: 24 December 2009)
- Switching off hunger hormone affects desire to drink
A new study examines how a stomach-produced hormone that influences the desire to eat and consume alcohol could be switched off to control drinking problems.
(Issue date: 24 December 2009)
- BrewDog beer designed in Apprentice-style contest
University students from Wrexham have created the packaging and branding for a special edition beer that will be brewed by Scottish firm BrewDog next year.
(Issue date: 24 December 2009)
- Caffeine doesn't reverse alcohol's negative cognitive impact
People who drink may want to know that coffee won't sober them up, according to new laboratory research. Instead, a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they're drunk.
(Issue date: 09 December 2009)
- ADA updates position paper on nutrient supplementation
While supplements can help some people meet their nutrition needs, eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods is the best way for most people to obtain the nutrients they need to be healthy and reduce their risk of chronic...
(Issue date: 09 December 2009)
- Nanoparticle protects oil in foods from oxidation, spoilage
Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits.
(Issue date: 09 December 2009)
- High-fat low-carb diets could pose heart risk
New scientific research has shown that low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, made popular by the likes of the Atkins diet, do not achieve more weight loss than low-fat high-carbohydrate diets.
(Issue date: 09 December 2009)
