New Findings Can Help Farmers To Combat Potato And Tomato Disease

Scientists from a University of Florida have pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease that continues to evolve and torment potato and tomato growers around the world.
A...
Read more New Findings Can Help Farmers To Combat Potato And Tomato Disease

Toxic Computer Waste: A Problem Of The Developing World

Researchers the International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management find that personal computers, laptops and mobile phones become increasingly common so the problem of recycling and disposal of such devices when they become technologically obsolete rises.


As the developing world ...
Read more Toxic Computer Waste: A Problem Of The Developing World

WIC Program Inspires To Eat More Vegetables, But Supermarket Produce Costs Less!

A new study from University of Illinois shows that participants of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program eat a greater variety of vegetables and more often chose fruits or vegetables as snacks but better produce prices could be found in local supermarkets.


When participants in a local...
Read more WIC Program Inspires To Eat More Vegetables, But Supermarket Produce Costs Less!

New Method For Preservation Of Wine Without Sulphite Addition

A new method for preservation of liquid foods, called “cold pasteurization”, may help wineries to eliminate sulphur dioxide from the winemaking process.
 
In the EU-funded PreserveWine-DEMO project a process for the preservation of wine using pressure change technology is...
Read more New Method For Preservation Of Wine Without Sulphite Addition

Are Food Companies Really Concerned With Obesity?

George Washington University researcher studied food companies affiliated with two nonprofit organizations and finds food companies framing obesity as an issue of the choices people are making rather than the choices they are being offered.


Efforts to combat obesity can be a threat to...
Read more Are Food Companies Really Concerned With Obesity?

Researchers Aim To Disarm Rice Blast

Scientists at the University of Delaware and the University of California at Davis have discovered a microbe which could help combating a fungus that kills an estimated 30 percent of the world’s rice crop.


The research team, led by Harsh Bais, associate professor of plant and soil sciences in U...
Read more Researchers Aim To Disarm Rice Blast

Disinfectant Product DiffX To Help Improve Hygiene Standards

MTP Innovations Ltd have developed non-chlorine disinfectant DiffX™ which will help create a dynamic cleaning system and transform standards of hospital hygiene.


DiffX leads the next generation of powerful non-chlorine disinfectants and creates a dynamic cleaning system, which eliminates all s...
Read more Disinfectant Product DiffX To Help Improve Hygiene Standards

Masters Course For Top Food Industry Careers

The University of Greenwich has launched a new Masters course designed in partnership with top food manufacturers.


Today’s food industry is crying out for creative graduates keen to meet the nation’s demand for nutritious products and healthy meals. Greenwich is meeting the challenge, taking ad...
Read more Masters Course For Top Food Industry Careers

Pari Agro Eksports Rice Recalled

NORWAY – Asian Bazar AS is recalling Pari Agro Eksports rice because exceeded limits of pesticide Chlorpyriphos have been detected in the product. During a routine testing it has been found 0.15 mg/kg of Chlorpyriphos. Chlorpyriphos is an insecticide that is moderately toxic to humans, but...
Read more Pari Agro Eksports Rice Recalled

Understanding Of The Genes Involved In Food Preferences Will Help Improve Health

Italian researchers are to present at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) that new understanding of the genes involved in taste perception and food preferences could lead to personalised nutrition plans effective not just in weight loss but in avoiding diseases...
Read more Understanding Of The Genes Involved In Food Preferences Will Help Improve Health

Proteins Throughout A Day Help To Maintain Optimal Health And Fitness

Skidmore College scientists say that the quality of your exercise and diet regimen matters more than the quantity if your goal is to lose weight and maintain optimal health and fitness. Their ‘PRISE’ study supports a rethinking of current assumptions about exercise.


In a paper...
Read more Proteins Throughout A Day Help To Maintain Optimal Health And Fitness

Include Vegetables Early And Often In Kids’ Diet To Encourage Them To Eat More

A new research from the University of Leeds suggests that exposing infants to a new vegetable early in life encourages them to eat more of it compared to offering novel vegetables to older children.


The researchers, led by Professor Marion Hetherington in the Institute of Psychological...
Read more Include Vegetables Early And Often In Kids’ Diet To Encourage Them To Eat More

Emissions’ Reduction Is A Key To Combat Climate Change

A new study from UCLA finds that climate engineering won’t sufficiently stem global warming and the perfect option is reducing emissions.


Forget about positioning giant mirrors in space to reduce the amount of sunlight being trapped in the earth’s atmosphere or seeding clouds to...
Read more Emissions’ Reduction Is A Key To Combat Climate Change

Eating Prunes Can Help To Control Weight

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that eating prunes as part of a weight control diet can improve weight loss.


Consumption of dried fruit is not readily recommended during weight loss despite evidence it enhances feelings of fullness.
However, a study by the...
Read more Eating Prunes Can Help To Control Weight

Researchers To Simulate Climate Change In High Tunnels

Researchers from the Cornell University developed an environment simulating potential climate change. To find out what will happen to current crops such as lettuce, radish and spinach they built up an unheated greenhouse covered by a single layer of clear polyethylene.


C ornell researchers aim ...
Read more Researchers To Simulate Climate Change In High Tunnels

Fine Seafood Co Smoked Salmon Recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – The Fine Seafood Company has recalled its ‘Whiskey Cured and Oak Smoked’ Smoked Salmon because of high levels of Listeria monocytogenes. This is a bacterium that can cause illness in certain groups of people, such as pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies,...
Read more Fine Seafood Co Smoked Salmon Recalled

European Solar Panels Are More Greener Than Chinese

A new study from Northwestern University shows that solar panels made in Europe have a lower overall carbon footprint and are likely to use substantially less energy during manufacturing than made in China.


Solar panels made in China have a higher overall carbon footprint and are likely to use...
Read more European Solar Panels Are More Greener Than Chinese

Airplane Traffic Has Serious Implications For The Health Of Residents Near Airports

A new study finds that heavy airplane traffic can contribute even more pollution, and the effect continues for up to 10 miles away from the airport.


Congested freeways crawling with cars and trucks are notorious for causing smog in Los Angeles, but a new study finds that heavy airplane traffic...
Read more Airplane Traffic Has Serious Implications For The Health Of Residents Near Airports

Swimmers Gain An Advantage When They Recover With Chocolate Milk

According to a new research swim times are significantly faster when swimmers recover with chocolate milk, compared to a typical sports drink or a calorie-free beverage.


Grabbing chocolate milk after a hard swim could give swimmers a performance edge, according to new research presented at one...
Read more Swimmers Gain An Advantage When They Recover With Chocolate Milk

New Projects To Reduce Health Risks E. coli In Beef

Texas A&M researchers are working on the long-term goal of the project is to reduce the occurrence and public health risks from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef, while preserving an economically viable and sustainable beef industry.


Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and...
Read more New Projects To Reduce Health Risks E. coli In Beef