The resulting purple endosperm rice holds potential for decreasing the risk of certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic disorders. Researchers in China have developed a genetic engineering approach capable of delivering many genes at once and used it to make rice endosperm, seed tissue that provides nutrients to[Read More…]
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Antioxidant boost by Tibetan Kefir grains
Measures to identify and develop the antioxidant abilities of probiotics would continue to be thoroughly investigated. The probiotic strain L. plantarum MA2 from traditional Tibetan kefir grains has significant antioxidant properties, in addition to its previously reported cholesterol lowering credentials. Researchers from Tianjin University in China drew this conclusion after[Read More…]
Mérieux NutriSciences expands its footprint in India
Mérieux NutriSciences have completed their acquisition of Bangalore Testing Laboratories Pvt Ltd., which is an independent testing laboratory located in Bangalore, Southern India. With this acquisition we are significantly strengthening our geographical presence and expanding our service offering in India. Mérieux NutriSciences have completed their acquisition of Bangalore Testing Laboratories[Read More…]
Maggots aid in recycling food waste in China
In a farm in southwestern China, thousands of white maggots wiggle while tearing through trayfuls of leftover meat, vegetables and fruits. It may not be a pretty sight, but the gluttonous larvae could help China eat away something far uglier: The country’s mountain of food waste. The individual larvae of[Read More…]
Asian medicinal herb reduces inflammation
The healing properties of the herb are likely due to its sulphur and phenolic compounds along with phytosterols and vitamin C components. Researchers at the Chonbuk National University in Korea have discovered new healing properties of an Asian wild medicinal herb Allium Hookeri. Allium Hookeri is a wild herb cultivated[Read More…]
New appetite-regulating hormone found
The discovery of NPGL by Professor Kazuyoshi Ukena shows that hunger and energy consumption mechanisms are even more complex. Researchers at Hiroshima University have discovered a molecule that can increase appetite during fasting and decrease it during gorging. Their findings suggest that the protein named NPGL is involved in maintaining[Read More…]
