February 2, 2024 | Academic

New study finds longer-term nut consumption improves brain insulin sensitivity

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,…

January 31, 2024 | Academic

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…

January 30, 2024 | Academic

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…

January 12, 2024 | Academic

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…

January 11, 2024 | Academic

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…

November 20, 2023 | Academic

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…

October 20, 2023 | Academic

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…

October 20, 2023 | Academic

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…

October 10, 2023 | Academic

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…

October 9, 2023 | Academic

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…