Tag: University
Asia Pacific: Researchers are making pita made from barley
Healthier and longer lasting pita bread may be the outcome of barley research underway at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus.
Researchers in the School...
Americas: Foodservice serves highly calorific meals, find researchers
Meals consumed at fast-food restaurants are often seen as one of the biggest contributors to the obesity epidemic.
According to a new study in the...
Americas: Insect oil a source of omega 3, says researcher
Insect oil is a possible new source of the healthy omega-3 fatty acid as they make fatty acids naturally and can live on organic...
Americas: High folic acid intake in aged mice causes a lowered...
Previous studies have shown an association between high folic acid intake and a reduction in the immune system defenses needed to fight viral infections...
Asia Pacific: Singapore researchers create water purification tool
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Environmental Research Institute have engineered a biomimetic membrane that can purify water at low pressure, thus...
Americas: Coconut oil may be good for the gut, find researchers
Coconut oil has effectively controlled the overgrowth of a fungal pathogen called Candida albicans (C. albicans) in mice, finds an inter-disciplinary study led by...
Europe: Working mothers’ brain health boosts with Concord grape juice, finds...
Drinking Concord grape juice daily can benefit certain aspects of memory and everyday tasks in people with stressful lifestyles – specifically working mothers according...
Europe: Diet, genetics contribute to cancer, finds research
The PhD project has, among other things, shown which components of the immune system are likely involved in the development of colon cancer, and...
Europe: Method finds vitamin D intake levels in people
Knowledge about the vitamin D level of a population is important for assessing the proportion that is vitamin D deficient or is at risk...
Europe: Big data holds promise for the food industry, say researchers
There is yet untapped potential in the food sector by combining data in the entire value chain from farm to fork, according to report...