This research may be important for the prevention of age-related diseases Results from a recent INC-funded intervention study were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study showed that, for older adults with overweight or obesity, longer-term consumption of mixed nuts significantly improved brain insulin sensitivity. This may be[Read More…]
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Checkerspot announces breakthrough with development of human milk fat analogue
This results in the production of a new generation of OPO for application in infant nutrition products Checkerspot, a biotechnology company and Certified B Corporation™ that produces unique oils through the fermentation of microalgae, published in Frontiers in Nutrition a breakthrough in the development of a new source of human[Read More…]
UNM team up with University of Wisconsin–Madison send tomatoes into space
The tomatoes have taken flight, on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of project Trichoderma Associated Space Tomato Inoculation Experiment – or TASTIE Researchers from the University of New Mexico and collaborating institutions are known for sending unique and unusual plants and vegetables to space. In 2019, they sent[Read More…]
Uzbekistan develops edible COVID-19 vaccine made from tomato
The vaccine was initially plant-based, but it has been tested on volunteers and animals at the Research Centre for Standardisation of Medicinal Forms of the Pharmaceutical Institute in Tashkent Scientists in Uzbekistan have developed an edible COVID-19 vaccine called TOMAVAC made from tomatoes. According to a report on the Frontiers[Read More…]
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics: Columbia University
A New Microscopic Technique Zeroes in on the poorly explored World of nanoplastics, which can pass into blood, cells and your brain A recent study conducted by scientists from Columbia University has found that a litre of bottled water contains an average of around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments. This is[Read More…]
Singapore’s LEVELUP Climate Tech partners with Dr David Willer to advance development of LEVELUP impact
The partnership between LEVELUP and Dr David Willer is driven by a shared commitment to addressing the pressing environmental challenges of our time Singapore-based, LEVELUP Climate Tech Pte. Ltd. has announced a partnership with Dr David Willer of the University of Cambridge (Cambridge). This partnership represents a notable achievement in the progression of the LEVELUP Impact;[Read More…]
Shimadzu Corporation, Ebetsu City, Hokkaido University commence joint study on MCI
This will be the first large-scale research study into factors that cause Alzheimer’s dementia (hereinafter Alzheimer’s disease) conducted in Japan by a local government, university, national research institution, and private company Shimadzu Corporation, Ebetsu City (Hokkaido), Hokkaido Information University (a member of the Electronics Development Computer College group), the National[Read More…]
NTU Singapore and Eves Energy collaborate to produce palm oil from microalgae
The collaboration will see Eves Energy set up a facility in Indonesia in 2024 with 400,000 tanks that could produce 1.2 million metric tonnes of microalgae oil and 1.2 million metric tonnes of algae cake within two years An innovation to produce an alternative to palm oil for food applications,[Read More…]
HKUMed finds high red meat consumption may increase risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), reviewed large-scale meta-data covering more than 4.4 million people A research team from the School of Public Health in LKS Faculty of Medicine, of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), reviewed large-scale meta-data covering more than 4.4 million people and concluded that red meat[Read More…]
Drinking coffee or tea may be beneficial for physical function in ageing
The researchers further evaluated the association between caffeine intake and the odds of physical frailty in late life Drinking coffee and tea at midlife may be associated with a reduced likelihood of physical frailty in late life. A Singapore study has shown that adults, who consumed a higher intake of[Read More…]
