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THE HOT ZONE connects with university's long history as 'Silicon Valley for biodefense'
Kansas State University
Kansas State University and its leaders are again being highlighted for their biodefense efforts.
Skin Patch Shows Promise for Children with Milk-Induced Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
A new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds that a skin patch may be useful in treating children with a painful, chronic condition called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), triggered by milk.
Where there's a grill there's a way: Cookouts can be part of a healthy diet
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
You just have to be smart about what you grill and how you grill it, and be willing to broaden your view of what qualifies as proper cookout fare.
Do Diet Beverages Really Increase a Woman's Stroke Risk?
Western Connecticut Health Network
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association released research study results that suggest drinking diet beverages may increase stroke risk in women over 50.
Toward zero hunger: More food or a smarter food system?
University of Michigan
When thinking about ways to end global hunger, many scholars focus too narrowly on increasing crop yields while overlooking other critical aspects of the food system.
Sweet neutron science shines new light on dark chocolate's tastiness
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Canadian researchers used neutrons at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source to better understand how tempering affects chocolate's microstructure and how that relationship impacts taste.
Protect Your Heart with the Top-Ranked Mediterranean Diet
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Murray Mittleman, MD, DrPH, Director of Cardiovascular Epidemiological Research at BIDMC shares why this plant-based diet is shown to help prevent diabetes and protect the heart.
Future cartons will track milk from farm to fridge
Cornell University
Cornell food scientists are designing the milk carton of the future that will give consumers precise "best by" dates and improve sustainability by reducing food waste.
Nutrition 2019 Preview: Hot Topics in Research and Practice
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
Journalists and bloggers are invited to join top scientists and practitioners as they discuss new nutrition research findings during Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.
Predicting Disease Transmission from Bushmeat
Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS 3-Sentence Science: Trade of bushmeat and other wildlife for human consumption presents a unique set of challenges to policymakers who are confronted with multiple trade-offs between conservation, food security, food safety, culture, and tradition.
New 'Jumping' Superbug Gene Discovered, Resistant to Last-Resort Antibiotic
Cornell University
While sifting through the bacterial genome of salmonella, Cornell University food scientists discovered mcr-9, a new stealthy, jumping gene so diabolical and robust that it resists one of the world's few last-resort antibiotics.
Polyploidy - or How Do We Get Seedless Fruit?
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Having an odd number of chromosomes can produce sterile - and seedless fruit
Pest-killing fungi could protect NYS grapes, apples from invasive insect
Cornell University
Cornell University-led research reports that two local fungal pathogens could potentially curb an invasive insect that has New York vineyard owners on edge.
Food system improvements could make it easier to eat healthier
American Heart Association (AHA)
A science advisory from the American Heart Association describes system-wide innovations to the U.S. food system that are sustainable and have the potential to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy foods.
Is Kelp the New Kale for Long Island?
Stony Brook University
In recent years, seaweeds have been notorious for washing up and fouling beaches on Long Island. Now, a collaborative team of scientists and marine farmers have demonstrated that the seaweed, sugar kelp, can be cultivated in the shallow estuaries of Long Island, a breakthrough that may unlock a wealth of economic and environmental opportunities for coastal communities.
The Neurobiology of Noshing: Why is it so easy to overeat calorie-rich tasty foods?
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Ever wonder why you really don't want to stop eating delicious food even though you know you've eaten enough? UNC School of Medicine researchers may have found the reason - a specific cellular network motivated mice to keep eating tasty food even though their basic energy needs had been met.
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior to Host 52nd Annual Conference in Orlando, FL
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) will host its 2019 Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, FL July 27-30.
Smelling With Your Tongue
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Scientists from the Monell Center report that functional olfactory receptors are present in human taste cells. The findings suggest that interactions between the senses of smell and taste, the primary components of food flavor, may begin on the tongue and not in the brain, as previously thought.
To test the munchies, researchers offer a choice: chips or an orange?
University at Buffalo
Researchers had attendees at the 2016 Hash Bash (a marijuana decriminalization event in Ann Arbor, Michigan, complete surveys on food choices while they are high. Survey takers then got to choose an orange or chips as their reward.
Study: Mediterranean Diet Deters Overeating
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true. But in a study published in the April 23 issue of the journal Obesity, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine found that nonhuman primates on a Mediterranean diet chose not to eat all the food available to them and maintained a normal weight.
Those Home-Delivered Meal Kits Are Greener Than You Thought, New Study Concludes
University of Michigan
Meal kit services, which deliver a box of pre-portioned ingredients and a chef-selected recipe to your door, are hugely popular but get a bad environmental rap due to perceived packaging waste.
A Comprehensive Look at Cow's Milk
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Milk is a staple of the human diet, full of key nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins. Today, scientists report in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry a comprehensive, centralized database of all known bovine milk compounds.
Parboiling Method Reduces Inorganic Arsenic in Rice
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Contamination of rice with arsenic is a major problem in some regions of the world with high rice consumption.
Award Lecturers Announced for Nutrition 2019
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
Renowned scientists and practitioners will address key topics in nutrition at Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, held June 8-11, 2019 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Keto diet has potential in military, researchers say
Ohio State University
A new study has researchers hopeful that a ketogenic diet could prove useful in the military, where obesity is an ongoing challenge, both in terms of recruiting soldiers and keeping them fit for service.
New Research Identifies Microbes That May Reduce Allergy-Like Reactions to Some Ripened Cheeses
Iowa State University
A small percentage of humans can suffer allergy-like reactions to certain varieties of ripened cheese due to histamine, a byproduct of the prolonged fermentation process. An ISU researcher is studying bacterial strains that could reduce histamine, allowing susceptible diners to enjoy the cheese without unpleasant side effects.
New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
A simple and brief intervention can provide lasting protection for adolescents against these harmful effects of food marketing. Reframing how students view food-marketing campaigns can spur adolescents, particularly boys, to make healthier daily dietary choices for an extended period of time. The method works in part by tapping into teens' natural desire to rebel against authority.
FDA added sugar label could be a cost-effective way to improve health, generate savings
Tufts University
The FDA's mandatory added sugar labeling policy for packaged foods and beverages could generate important health gains and cost-savings for the healthcare system and society, according to a new modeling study led by researchers from Tufts University and the University of Liverpool.
Wellness expert available to discuss benefits of vegan and vegetarian diets
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer
Tufts University
Researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts have found that adequate intake of certain nutrients from foods--but not supplements--is linked to a reduction in all-cause mortality. There was no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death.
Dietary Supplement Boosts Cognitive Function in Vegetarians
American Physiological Society (APS)
Vegetarians who take the dietary supplement creatine may enjoy improved brain function, according to a new study. The research will be presented today at the American Physiological Society's (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2019 in Orlando, Fla.
Spicy Compound from Chili Peppers Slows Lung Cancer Progression
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Findings from a new study show that the compound responsible for chili peppers' heat could help slow the spread of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Most cancer-related deaths occur when cancer spreads to distant sites, a process called metastasis.
A.S.P.E.N. Honors Irving
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Penn Nursing's Sharon Y. Irving, PhD, CRNP, FCCM, FAAN, Assistant Professor, has been awarded a Distinguished Nutrition Support Nurse Service Award from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)
Food Pouches - Parents' Friend or Foe? Expert Weighs the Pros and Cons of Pureed Options
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Convenient, appetizing, and seemingly healthy, food pouches appear to be the perfect solution - but time-starved parents might want to pause before loading up their pantries, according to research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
New Book: Majority of Vermont's Undocumented Migrant Farm Workers Are Food Insecure
University of Vermont
50 percent or more of Vermont's undocumented migrant farmworkers are food insecure, says a new book, Life on the Other Border, Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont (University of California Press, April 2019). While the book focuses on Vermont, its insights and conclusions are applicable to wide swath of the country's northern border.
Understanding What Makes Tennessee Whiskey Unique
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Freshly distilled, un-aged whiskey is filtered over charcoal made from the sugar maple tree in a mysterious, but necessary step known as the Lincoln County Process. By law, a product cannot be called Tennessee whiskey without it. Researchers have clues as to what the process imparts to the final product.
Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids May Play Opposite Roles in Childhood Asthma
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children and may also play opposite roles in modifying their response to indoor air pollution, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Researchers aim to demystify complex ag water requirements for Produce Safety Rule
Cornell University
In an effort to ensure the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables for consumers, Cornell University's Produce Safety Alliance is helping to explain complex federal food safety rules and develop new ways to assess agricultural water use.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Encourages Everyone: Avoid Wasting Food
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers tips to help reduce food waste by planning your meals with the food you already have and storing leftovers safely.
Delicious to the core: Turning apple waste into good taste
Cornell University
Apple juice, jams and cider have long been worth the squeeze, despite roughly one-third of the fruit being wasted during processing. Now Cornell research aims to turn the nutritious leftovers into snack foods and cereals, reducing waste and creating new economic opportunities for New York companies.
New Mechanism of Action Found for Agricultural Pesticide Fludioxonil
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A fungicide commonly used by the agricultural industry to protect grains, fruit and vegetables from mold damage seems to kill fungi by a previously uncharacterized mechanism that delivers a metabolic shock to cells, new research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds.
Study: Low-carb diet provides relief from knee osteoarthritis
University of Alabama at Birmingham
A change in diet can reduce the intense pain caused by knee osteoarthritis, the most prominent form of arthritis, according to research findings published this week in the journal Pain Medicine. A study conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows a low-carbohydrate diet was more effective in reducing pain intensity than a low-fat diet in adults ages 65-75 suffering from osteoarthritis.
Females Respond Poorly to Ketogenic Weight Loss Diet in an Animal Model
Endocrine Society
The ketogenic diet recently has been touted for weight loss and improving blood sugar control, but a new study finds that females fail to show these metabolic benefits on this high-fat, very low-carbohydrate diet. Results of the animal study will be presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.
Eating later in the day may be associated with obesity
Endocrine Society
Eating later in the day may contribute to weight gain, according to a new study to be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.
New Evidence Links Lifespan Extension to Metabolic Regulation of Immune System
Joslin Diabetes Center
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have uncovered a new mechanism of lifespan extension that links caloric restriction with immune system regulation.
Better water testing, safer produce
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Irrigation water's E. coli results can differ between labs, test types
Healthy food prescriptions could save lives and money
PLOS
ealthy food prescriptions through Medicare and Medicaid could generate substantial health gains and be highly cost-effective, according to a study published March 19 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Yujin Lee and Dariush Mozaffarian of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Massachusetts, United States and colleagues.
Schedule Announced for Nutrition 2019
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, will be held June 8-11, 2019 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The meeting will feature new research findings and panel discussions addressing hot topics in nutrition science, clinical practice and policy.
Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death--particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and women. The risk of early death linked with drinking SSBs was more pronounced among women.
Doctor/Chef Robert Graham Provides Tips for a Sustainable and Healthy Lifestyle
Monday Campaigns
Doctor/Chef Robert Graham held a session at the International Restaurant and Foodservice Show on, "FRESH Food Tips for a Sustainable and Healthy Lifestyle, One Meal at a Time."