research-links-high-vitamin-d-levels-to-lower-cholesterol-in-children

June 8, 2018 | Science News

Research Links High Vitamin D levels to Lower Cholesterol in Children

Lifestyle factors, such as healthy diet, physical activity, and spending time outdoors leading to the production of vitamin D in the skin, may be linked to both higher serum vitamin…
researchers-offer-insights-into-liver-disorder-because-of-intravenous-nutrients

June 7, 2018 | Science News

Researchers offer Insights into Liver disorder because of Intravenous nutrients

Dr. Karim C. El Kasm, assistant professor of pediatrics, and Dr. Ronald Sokol, professor of pediatrics, are authors of an article in the April 2018 Nature Communications that sheds light on the…
researchers-turn-food-waste-into-fertilisers

June 6, 2018 | China

Researchers turn food waste into fertilisers

The research team has invented an anaerobic digester system that recycles food scraps to produce electrical energy and heat. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with…
drinking-affects-mouth-bacteria-linked-to-diseases

April 24, 2018 | Science News

Drinking affects mouth bacteria linked to diseases

Possible explanations for drinking-related microbiome imbalances, Ahn says, could be that acids in alcoholic beverages make the oral environment hostile for certain bacteria to grow.  Singapore – When compared with…
us-scientists-develop-a-smartphone-app-to-prevent-food-poisoning

March 7, 2018 | Science News

US scientists develop a smartphone app to prevent food poisoning

The UMass scientists say several food processing companies have contacted them since the research went public last month. But they’re still several years away from market. In order to make…
researchers-in-karachi-develop-a-device-to-study-malnutrition

February 16, 2018 | Science News

Researchers in Karachi develop a device to study malnutrition

Shaped like a transparent pill, the ingestible device contains a high-resolution infrared system that captures microscopic images of unusual tissue patterns in the stomach and intestine. A group of researchers…
scientists-in-us-develop-tool-to-detect-food-contamination

January 24, 2018 | Science News

Scientists in US develop tool to detect food contamination

The team has designed a sensitive and reliable bacteria-detecting chip that can test whether fresh spinach or apple juice, for example, carry a bacterial load. Scientists at the University of…
researchers-in-singapore-use-broccoli-for-beating-bowel-cancer

January 23, 2018 | Science News

Researchers in Singapore use broccoli for beating bowel cancer

The team has developed a probiotic using a genetically engineered version of E. coli Nissle, a harmless Gram-negative strain of bacteria found in the gut. Researchers at National University of…
german-scientists-link-fast-food-with-immune-system-activity

January 17, 2018 | Science News

German scientists link fast food with immune system activity

The researchers noted that the body responds aggressively to bacterial infections and acts in a similar manner with fast food consumption. A group of scientists from the University of Bonn…
us-researchers-discover-a-drug-for-shrinking-fat

January 5, 2018 | Science News

US researchers discover a drug for shrinking fat

The drug significantly reduces body weight and blood cholesterol levels without lowering food intake in obese mice. A group of researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston…