- Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation
UC Irvine study points to new approaches for treating obesity, eating disorders.
(Issue date: 29 April 2009)
- Supple waves in cheese predicts tenderness and ripeness
When acoustic waves propagate through a material, the sound waves respond to the properties of this material. New sound wave-based techniques for the analysis of soft solids have now been developed.
(Issue date: 29 April 2009)
- Purdue study finds dairy better for bones than calcium carbonate
A Purdue University study shows dairy has an advantage over calcium carbonate in promoting bone growth and strength.
(Issue date: 29 April 2009)
- Dietary acrylamide not associated with increased lung cancer risk in men
Dietary acrylamide was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, according to data from a large prospective case-cohort study in the April 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
(Issue date: 29 April 2009)
- Omega-3/curcumin combination reduces inflammation
Results from a study at Texas A&M University suggest combination chemotherapy (omega-3s + curcumin or limonin) may favorably modulate CD4+ T-cell–mediated inflammation.
(Issue date: 24 April 2009)
- PepsiCo plans $6bn buy-out of US bottlers
PepsiCo is set to make the biggest packaging deal so far this year after it offered $6bn to buy its two largest bottling companies in North America.
(Issue date: 24 April 2009)
- Benefit of grapes may be more than skin deep
A University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests grapes may prevent heart health risks beyond the simple blood pressure-lowering impact that can come from a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. The benefits may be the...
(Issue date: 24 April 2009)
- Completed cattle genome could improve beef and dairy production
Scientists have published the complete cattle genome in the journal Science. UK researchers, supported in part by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have played a key part in the annotation and...
(Issue date: 24 April 2009)
- Cattle genome sequencing milestone promises health benefits
The landmark sequencing of the domestic cattle genome, reported 23 April in the journal Science, could lead to important new findings about health and nutrition, a participating Michigan State University researcher said.
(Issue date: 24 April 2009)
- Cargill profit drops 68% as economy hurts
Cargill reported net earnings of $326 million in the 2009 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 68 percent from a record $1.03 billion in the same period a year ago.
(Issue date: 15 April 2009)
- Kiwis yield a new form of vitamin E
A new form of vitamin E has been identified in the skin of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa ‘Hayward’).
(Issue date: 15 April 2009)
- CDC: U.S. making little progress on food safety
Efforts to improve food safety in the United States have "plateaued," exposing the need for an overhaul of the nation's food safety system, government health officials said.
(Issue date: 15 April 2009)
- Many Americans ignore food recalls: survey
Only about 60 percent of Americans search their homes for foods recalled because of contamination, researchers at Rutgers University reported.
(Issue date: 15 April 2009)
- Low glycemic breakfast may increase benefits of working out
Human intervention trial carried out by University of Nottingham examines effects of pre-exercise meal composition on metabolism during and after exercise.
(Issue date: 15 April 2009)
- Broccoli sprouts may reduce gastritis caused by H. pylori
A small, pilot study in 50 people in Japan suggests that eating two and a half ounces of broccoli sprouts daily for two months may confer some protection against a rampant stomach bug that causes gastritis, ulcers and even...
(Issue date: 06 April 2009)
- Restaurants and caterers to display calories on menus
Eighteen major catering companies, including many high street names, are to introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time.
(Issue date: 06 April 2009)
- Sainsbury's aims to boost popularity of pollack with special packs
Sainsbury's is hoping to encourage fish-buying customers to switch from cod to pollack by selling the fish in limited edition packaging inspired by the artist Jackson Pollock.
(Issue date: 07 April 2009)
- Rocket-fueled baby formula ‘safe’ says industry council
The rocket fuel in powdered baby formula is ’safe,’ according to Haley Stevens, spokesperson for the International Formula Council, which represents the infant formula industry.
(Issue date: 07 April 2009)
- Reducing sugar and increasing fiber intake may improve diabetes risk factors in teens
Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Latino...
(Issue date: 06 April 2009)
- Special yogurt fights stomach ulcer bug: study
A "functional" yogurt helps fight the ulcer bug Helicobacter pylori, according to results of the first human clinical studies with the yogurt reported Sunday at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt...
(Issue date: 29 March 2009)
