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Food for thought: ventral visual pathway has neural populations that respond very selectively to images of food

In this study, a complete set of human cortical specializations was required that actually reflected the functional organization of the cortex.

31 Aug 2022

Pregnant women exposed to chemicals that can increase cancer risk and harm child development

Pregnant women in the U.S. are being exposed to chemicals like melamine, cyanuric acid, and aromatic amines that can increase the risk of cancer and harm child development, according to researchers at UC San Francisco and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

30 Aug 2022

Research reveals administration of ineffective COVID-19 treatments after FDA deauthorization

Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-designed treatments tailor-made to fight specific infections. In early 2021, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for two monoclonal antibodies (bamlanivimab/etesevimab and casirivimab/imdevimab) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in high-risk, non-hospitalized patients.

30 Aug 2022

The environmental impact of more than 57,000 food products

Researchers estimated the environmental impact of food products.

30 Aug 2022

Using organic metal nanohybrid structures to simultaneously identify multiple food poisoning bacteria

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a simple, rapid method to simultaneously identify multiple food poisoning bacteria, based on color differences in the scattered light by nanometer-scaled organic metal nanohybrid structures (NHs) that bind via antibodies to those bacteria.

29 Aug 2022

Study addresses food texture challenges in the life of children with Down syndrome

Children with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don't like brittle or gooey foods. But those preferences can lead to a less nutritious diet, according to Washington State University research published in the Journal of Texture Studies.

29 Aug 2022

Intracellular bacteria protect their host against giant viruses, research shows

Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by giant viruses.

29 Aug 2022

Implanted brain-stimulating device disrupts craving-related signals and reduces bingeing episodes

A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control binge eating disorder (BED), according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 Aug 2022

Older people experiencing homelessness more likely to die soon

A quarter of the participants in a long-term study of older people experiencing homelessness in Oakland died within a few years of being enrolled, UC San Francisco researchers found.

29 Aug 2022

Researchers receive $1.2 million Keck Foundation grant to find molecules for targeting the 'undruggable proteome'

The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to medicinal chemistry and computational biology researchers at the University of Kansas and the University of Chicago focused on addressing a long-unresolved problem in biomedical research - finding molecules able to target the "undruggable proteome."

29 Aug 2022

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes during the Omicron surge

Researchers assessed the clinical efficacy of nirmatrelvir in preventing severe COVID-19 in Israel during the Omicron wave.

29 Aug 2022

Changing dynamics of high-sodium item purchases from restaurant chains in New York

researchers investigated if the implementation of the sodium warning regulation by New York City (NYC) restaurants changed consumer purchasing.

29 Aug 2022

UB study reveals a mechanism of gene evolution generating mucin function

From the slime coating slugs to the saliva in our mouths, many slippery bodily fluids contain mucus. So how did this marvel of biology evolve?

26 Aug 2022

School-aged children can successfully self-swab to obtain COVID-19 test specimen, study finds

A new study that could have immediate implications for COVID-19 testing in schools found that with age-appropriate instructions, school-aged children can successfully use a nasal swab to obtain their own COVID-19 test specimen.

26 Aug 2022

New update on CDC's investigation of multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infection

A CDC investigation notice update regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections is now live: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2022/o157h7-08-22/index.html

26 Aug 2022

Sacubitril/valsartan does not change cognitive function in patients with heart failure

Sacubitril/valsartan does not change cognitive function, compared with valsartan, in patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2022.

26 Aug 2022

Food News and Research

Food for thought: ventral visual pathway has neural populations that respond very selectively to images of food

Pregnant women exposed to chemicals that can increase cancer risk and harm child development

Research reveals administration of ineffective COVID-19 treatments after FDA deauthorization

The environmental impact of more than 57,000 food products

Using organic metal nanohybrid structures to simultaneously identify multiple food poisoning bacteria

Study addresses food texture challenges in the life of children with Down syndrome

Intracellular bacteria protect their host against giant viruses, research shows

Implanted brain-stimulating device disrupts craving-related signals and reduces bingeing episodes

Older people experiencing homelessness more likely to die soon

Researchers receive $1.2 million Keck Foundation grant to find molecules for targeting the 'undruggable proteome'

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes during the Omicron surge

Changing dynamics of high-sodium item purchases from restaurant chains in New York

UB study reveals a mechanism of gene evolution generating mucin function

School-aged children can successfully self-swab to obtain COVID-19 test specimen, study finds

New update on CDC's investigation of multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infection

Sacubitril/valsartan does not change cognitive function in patients with heart failure

First patient version of the ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention unveiled today

Durable coating may soon be a new weapon in the fight against germs

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

MIT scientists discover a population of food-responsive neurons in the ventral visual stream

The future is bioengineered: Synthetic biology and global sustainability eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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