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Europe: Denmark to improve lives of allergy sufferers in project

Innovation Fund Denmark has contributed more than €2 million (US$2.08 million) to the project that is led by the National Food Institute, Technical University...

Europe: Seaweed is a promising salt substitute, find researchers

Brown algae could be used as a salt substitute and help to reduce the salt content of industrially processed foods, according to Fraunhofer IVV...

India: Arjuna invests US$1.5M in curcumin research

India's Arjuna Natural is investing more than 10% of its total turnover in a clinical research program to explore the health benefits of its...

Americas: Bananas can help prevent blindness, say researchers

Carotenoids, which are found at various levels in different banana cultivars, are important vitamin precursors for eye health. In a study published in American...

Asia Pacific: Ginger, chili peppers could lower cancer risk

Research has suggested that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick, might cause cancer. Now researchers show in mouse studies that the...

Europe: PhD researcher develops online analytical tool to determine type of salmonella

There is no single analytical method for whole genome sequencing data, which can be used universally to determine salmonella bacteria’s type. A PhD project at...

Asia/Middle East: Vitamin E may lower risk of acute kidney injury, researchers say

Acute kidney injury is quite a common adverse effect that associates with coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions. Vitamin E may decrease the risk...

Americas: Vitamin A found to direct immune cells to the intestines

A key set of immune cells that protect the body from infection would be lost without directions provided by vitamin A, according to a...

Europe: Prebiotic chicory root fiber maintains microbiota balance in children

A new study demonstrates that daily consumption of chicory root fiber in children aged three to six years, can keep the level of bifidobacteria...

Americas: Researchers find eight grains suitable for healthy diet

Nutrient digestibility is an important aspect of nutrition, but it can be hard to measure in humans. Researchers at the University of Illinois (U of...