Tracking System Could Improve How Companies Ship Fresh Produce

A University of Florida-led research team’s development of a tracking system could change the way companies ship fresh fruits and vegetables, letting them know which produce is closest to expiration and providing consumers the freshest products available.


Jeffrey Brecht, director of the UF I...
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Coffee Genome Sheds Light On The Evolution Of Caffeine

Enzymes that help produce caffeine evolved independently in coffee, tea and chocolate, say scientists who have newly sequenced the coffee plant genome


The newly sequenced genome of the coffee plant reveals secrets about the evolution of man’s best chemical friend: caffeine.
The...
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Researchers Develop Advanced Membranes For Catching Greenhouse Gases

Researchers have engineered a membrane with advanced features capable of removing harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.


Researchers in Japan have engineered a membrane with advanced features capable of removing harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Their findings, published in...
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Herbals, Dietary Supplements Linked To Liver Injury

A new research shows that herbals and dietary supplements are more likely than medications to lead to death or liver transplantation.


New research shows that liver injury caused by herbals and dietary supplements increased from 7% to 20% in a U.S. study group over a ten-year period. According...
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Empleando Hongos Logra Investigador Controlar Plaga Que Devasta Cultivo De Papa

Aproximadamente seis mil hectáreas del estado de Veracruz son dedicadas a la producción de papa (Solanum tuberosum), en la que participan unos tres mil agricultores.


Aproximadamente seis mil hectáreas del estado de Veracruz son dedicadas a la producción de papa (Solanum tuberosum), en la que pa...
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Baidu's 'Smart' Chopsticks To Tackle China Food Safety Issues?

Tech giant has developed a thin, smart and possibly weapon in the war for food quality control. The prototype can warn diners if food made with ‘gutter oil’.


Search engine Baidu yesterday unveiled a prototype of a pair of smart chopsticks that the company said could detect...
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Do You Know What Is In Your Water?

There are more than 2 dozen flavors to water, not all of which are as yummy as say, rocky road ice cream.
 
Amanda Sain, right, works with Andrea Dietrich, left, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech. Dietrich’s research includes aspects of cancer...
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People With Food Allergies May Have To Watch What Their Fruits And Vegetables Eat

People with food allergies may have to watch what their fruits and vegetables eat, as it seems it’s possible to have an allergic reaction to antibiotic residues in food.


People with food allergies always have to watch what they eat. Now, they may have to watch what their fruits and...
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Pesticide Risk Assessment Practices May Invite Bias And Underestimate Potential Harm

The Environmental Protection Agency’s pesticide risk assessment practices may invite bias and underestimate potential harm.


In the October issue of BioScience, a group of ecotoxicologists argue that the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) current practices for evaluating...
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Lead And Cadmium Found In Brazilian Chocolate

Scientists have found that commercial samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain varying levels of lead and cadmium, which can cause health problems.


Scientists have found that commercial samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain varying levels of lead and cadmium, which can cause...
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Healthy Diet and Lower Healthcare Costs Encouraged By Taxes?

A team of Boston researchers call for the implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality in the United States.


The researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital write that policies t...
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Is a Gluten-Free Diet Enough to Control the Complications of Celiac Disease?

Recent evidence shows that a gluten-free diet may not be sufficient to prevent serious complications related to celiac disease.


A lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD) is the conventional approach to managing celiac disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the small intestine that can...
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Future Solar Panels

The IK4-Ikerlan research centre is working with the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country on new materials to produce solar panels in order to come up with alternatives to the current panels.


Conventional photovoltaic technology uses large, heavy, opaque, dark silicon panels, but this could...
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The Science Behind Beer and Coffee

University of Alabama at Birmingham professor Tracy Hamilton, Ph.D., is applying his chemistry expertise to two popular beverages: beer and coffee.


An associate professor in the UAB Department of Chemistry, Hamilton lectures for the American Chemical Society around the country about how the...
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South Africa And New Zealand Join Forces To Share Food Safety Systems

South Africa and New Zealand governments will join forces, this week, to share their expertise on food safety systems for export with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) counterparts.
The two-day workshop, which starts on Tuesday in Pretoria, will be co-chaired by Minister of...
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Changing Global Diets Is Vital To Reducing Climate Change

A new study suggests that food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050.


A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that – if current trends continue – food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the glo...
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Training Your Brain To Prefer Healthy Foods

Boston researchers see benefit from behavioral weight loss program designed to curb food addiction.


It may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthy low-calorie foods over unhealthy higher-calorie foods, according to new research by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition...
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Snacking While Watching Action Movies Leads To Overeating

An increasing amount of research shows an association between TV viewing and higher food consumption and a more sedentary lifestyle.


Is television making us fat? An increasing amount of research shows an association between TV viewing and higher food consumption and a more sedentary lifestyle....
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Care Home Menus Improved By Nutritional Research

Nutritional experts from the Northumbria University have helped enhance the menus of a prestigious care provider.
 
Research on the menu – Simon Lawrence and Carole Marshall

H]adrian Healthcare Group commissioned research by Carole Marshall, a registered nutritionist at...
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‘Good’ Cholesterol Is Turned ‘Bad’ By A Sugar Substance

A new study from scientists at the University of Warwick shows that ‘good’ cholesterol is turned ‘bad’ by a sugar-derived substance.


The substance, methylglyoxal – MG, was found to damage ‘good’ HDL cholesterol, which removes excess levels of bad cholesterol from the body.
Low levels of H...
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