Americas: Ashland to present beverage texture data at symposium
Representatives from Ashland and Sensory Spectrum will speak at a technical symposium on July 19, 2016 on the role of descriptive analysis in documenting...
Americas: Obese younger people are at risk for cancer, study
A new study looking at incidence of disease data nationwide from 2000 to 2016 found a shift in obesity-associated cancers (OACs) to younger individuals.
Typically,...
Americas: 18-year study finds caffeine intake associated with lower incidence of tinnitus among women
New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) finds that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower rates of tinnitus, often described as a...
Americas: Study finds infant cereals lack consistent nutritional content
For parents around the world, premixed infant cereals—also known as complementary foods—can be a vital source of the solid food needed for healthy child...
Europe: Study finds differences in how body metabolizes folic acid supplements, natural forms of...
A new study has shown that synthetic folic acid, the form taken in folic acid supplements we can buy over the counter, is not...
Americas: Researchers use light to improve food safety
A team of researchers applies the use of light and other technologies to better the world’s health care, food safety, and biosecurity systems.
Yong Chen...
Europe: Small study found dark chocolate helps people with artery problems walk farther, longer
In a small study of 14 men and six women, ages 60-78, people with artery problems in their legs walked a little longer and...
Americas: Whey beneficially affects diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese adults, say researchers
New evidence shores up findings that whey protein, which is found in milk and cheese, could have health benefits for people who are obese...
Africa: Startup provides clean drinking water technology to Kenya
Maji Safi has installed 10 large slow sand filters in rural schools in Kenya, and Jafvert and Howarter have installed similar filters in Colombia,...
Americas: Bitter taste heightens with illness, finds researchers
New research from the Monell Center reveals that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), an immune system regulatory protein that promotes inflammation, also helps regulate sensitivity...