Revoluciona Mexicana En España Interacción Entre Plantas Y Bacterias

Leguminosas como la lenteja, el frijol, los chícharos y los garbanzos, importantes para la nutrición humana, podrían incrementar su producción gracias a los aportes de un grupo científico, que revolucionaron el estudio de las interacciones entre plantas y microorganismos.


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Emotional Awareness Promotes Healthier Eating

According to a new study training people to pay attention to their emotions is a far more powerful strategy in combating unhealthy eating choices.


As obesity rates rise, health professionals and policy makers scramble to help consumers resist unhealthy eating choices, often focusing on better...
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The Legionella Outbreaks Of Alcoy May Have Multiple Sources

Scientists have carried out a genomic analysis of Legionella pneumophila strains of 13 legionellosis outbreaks produced in Alcoy during the period from 1999 to 2010.


Scientists Leonor Sánchez-Busó, Iñaki Comas and Fernando González-Candelas of the Joint Unit “Infection and Public Health” of the...
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Mediterranean Diets Have Long Lasting Health Benefits

A new study has shown that the health benefits of switching to a Mediterranean diets and upping the amount of time spent exercising for a period of just eight weeks can still be seen a year after stopping the regime.


A new study has shown that the health benefits of switching to a...
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High Milk Intake Linked With Higher Fractures And Mortality

A new research suggests that a high milk intake in women and men is not accompanied by a lower risk of fracture and instead may be associated with a higher rate of death.


A high milk intake in women and men is not accompanied by a lower risk of fracture and instead may be associated with a...
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Healthy Fractions Of Oats Efficiently Developed For New Food Applications

VTT’s research scientist developed oat fractions with up to 56% beta-glucan content for food and nutraceutical products.


In his PhD thesis, Juhani Sibakov, MSc (Tech) from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed methods to broaden the use of oats in, for example, snacks and...
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Fruit, Vegetables, Whole Grains And Nuts Lower First-Time Stroke Risk

According to the researchers eating Mediterranean diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood pressure under control can lower your risk of a first-time stroke.


Eating Mediterranean or DASH-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood...
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Contamination Likely Explains 'Food Genes In Blood' Claim

A recent study claims that complete genes can pass from foods we eat into our blood.


laboratory contaminants likely explain the results of a recent study claiming that complete genes can pass from foods we eat into our blood, according to a University of Michigan molecular biologist who...
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Beetroot Benefits Heart Failure Patients And Athletes

According to a new research beetroot concentrate increases blood flow to skeletal muscles during exercise.


Football teams are claiming it improves their athletic performance, and according to new research from Kansas State University, it also benefits heart failure patients. The special...
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Searching For Witches' Broom Disease Of The Chocolate Tree

A team of scientists initiated the Witches’ Broom Genome Project, with the long-term aim of developing a cure for witches’ broom disease.


In the early 1900s, Brazil was the world’s largest producer of cocoa. Chocolate trees (Theobroma cacao) were cultivated in a 800, 000 ha...
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Mussels Contaminated With Giardia Duodenalis

Researchers have identified presence of Giardia duodenalis in mussels from freshwater run-off sites and from areas where California Sea Lions lounge along the coast of California.


The pathogen Giardia duodenalis is present in mussels from freshwater run-off sites and from areas where...
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Tea And Citrus Fruits And Juices Could Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk

A new UEA research finds that tea and citrus fruits and juices are associated with a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer.


Tea and citrus fruits and juices are associated with a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to new research from the University of East Anglia...
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Obtienen Endulzante Para Diabéticos A Partir Del Chicozapote

Estudiantes del Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Puebla, obtuvieron un producto ideal para pacientes con diabetes


Estudiantes del Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Puebla, obtuvieron un producto ideal para pacientes con diabetes
A partir de que Elsa Martínez fue diagnosticada con diabetes tipo I...
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Researchers Develop Biodegradable Packaging For Oily Products

Researchers have developed a single-layer, biodegradable container from agro-industrial by-products suitable for both liquid and solid oily products.


The University of the Basque Country-UPV/EHU’s BIOMAT research group has developed a single-layer, biodegradable container from agro-industrial b...
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Nuevos Métodos Para Mantener La Calidad De Las Patatas Mínimamente Procesadas Durante 14 Días

Gloria Bobo García, licenciada en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, ha propuesto en su tesis doctoral alternativas al uso de sulfitos en la patata.


Gloria Bobo García, licenciada en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, ha propuesto en su tesis doctoral alternativas al uso de sulfitos en la pat...
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New Methods For Maintaining The Quality Of Minimally Processed Potatoes For 14 Days

A scienitist has proposed alternatives to the use of sulphites in potatoes, which could help preventing the browning that appears after peeling and/or cutting certain foods.


A graduate in Food Science and Technology, has proposed alternatives to the use of sulphites in potatoes, one of the...
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Olive Oil More Stable And Healthful Than Seed Oils For Frying Food

Scientists note that different oils have a range of physical, chemical and nutritional properties that can degrade oil quality when heated.


Frying is one of the world’s most popular ways to prepare food — think fried chicken and french fries. Even candy bars and whole turkeys have joined ...
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Food Scientist To Increase Protein, Fiber In Food Products

A food science professor will work with the food and ethanol industries with the goal of bringing food-grade dried distiller’s grain (DDG) to the commercial marketplace.


South Dakota State University food science professor Padmanaban Krishnan received a four-year grant geared toward getting c...
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Helping Sweet Cherries Survive The Long Shipment

A new study recommends strategies for cooling cherries for long-distance containerized shipping


A new study says that cherry producers need to understand new intricacies of the production-harvest-marketing continuum in order to successfully move sweet cherries from growers to end consumers....
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A New Biosafety Laboratory In Switzerland

A new national plant protection laboratory for the safe study of particularly harmful pests and pathogens has been constructed in Switzerland.
 
The new plant protection laboratory at WSL Birmensdorf (Switzerland). Photo: Reinhard Laessig (WSL).

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