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Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.

12 Jul 2021

Why we may never know whether the $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug actually works

The Food and Drug Administration's approval in June of a drug purporting to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease was widely celebrated, but it also touched off alarms.

12 Jul 2021

Novel cold-tolerant bacterium produces a red bio-pigment with germ-killing properties

A team of researchers from Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh, India have discovered a psychrophilic bacterial strain, called Rhodonellum psychrophilum GL8, at the high altitude Pangong Tso Lake in the Himalayas.

12 Jul 2021

Pfizer aims to implement boosters and a new vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

The drugmaker Pfizer, one of the companies behind the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, or BNT162b2, awaits the green light to develop a COVID-19 booster shot that can protect against emerging variants. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective in an ongoing large-scale clinical trial against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain.

11 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 immunity due to prior infection or vaccination is similar, study says

A new study finds that the rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfection is low following one episode of the infection.

11 Jul 2021

New draft guidance addresses FDA’s oversight of foods covered by Systems Recognition Arrangement

In order to fulfill our public health mission and enhance the safety of imported foods in a global world, we must embrace new approaches that take into account the entire supply chain and its complexity.

9 Jul 2021

Restructuring SNAP is a straightforward way to eliminate food insecurity in the U.S.

Food insecurity is a major problem in the U.S., and it worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides some relief, but millions of Americans still lack adequate access to healthy food. A new study from the University of Illinois proposes a potential solution.

9 Jul 2021

UTIA researchers receive $423,316 grant to study food loss and waste reduction

Research suggests that 40% of food produced in the U.S. is lost or wasted, while approximately one in eight households experiences food insecurity.

9 Jul 2021

Doctors weigh pros and cons of prescribing hot-button Alzheimer’s drug

As physicians and health policy experts debate the merits of Aduhelm, the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease approved in 18 years, patients want to know: "Will this medication help me — and how much?"

9 Jul 2021

German-Austrian Cornet project focuses on detection and prevention of microplastics in food

High-tech methods for detecting microplastics in food and suitable prevention measures are the focus of the joint German-Austrian Cornet project "MicroplasticATfood", which kicked off on 1 July 2021.

9 Jul 2021

Study: 55% of university students have tried plant-based meat alternative

Fifty-five percent of Midwest university students had tried a plant-based meat alternative and attributed this choice to the enjoyment of new food, curiosity about the products, and environmental concern, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier.

8 Jul 2021

Researchers identify potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease

A research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease, as well as existing drugs that have therapeutic potential against these targets.

8 Jul 2021

Kids misusing soft drinks to corrupt SARS-CoV-2 tests

A group of collaborating researchers systematically tested a variety of different soft drinks to determine their ability to create false-positive results.

8 Jul 2021

Study reveals climate as main driver of changes in body size for the past million years

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, led by the Universities of Cambridge and Tübingen, has gathered measurements of body and brain size for over 300 fossils from the genus Homo found across the globe.

8 Jul 2021

Climate directly contributed to changes in body size and indirectly to brain size throughout human evolution

Humans have evolved larger body sizes in colder regions and smaller bodies in warmer regions, with brain size showing little correlation with temperature.

8 Jul 2021

Most inmates have had their covid shots — but their guards likely haven’t

When the number of covid-19 cases among inmates in Pennsylvania state prisons last fall topped 1,000 and staff cases hovered in the hundreds, the union representing 11,000 corrections officers began lobbying to get prison staffers to the front of the line for vaccinations.

8 Jul 2021

Food News and Research

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

Why we may never know whether the $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug actually works

Novel cold-tolerant bacterium produces a red bio-pigment with germ-killing properties

Pfizer aims to implement boosters and a new vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

SARS-CoV-2 immunity due to prior infection or vaccination is similar, study says

New draft guidance addresses FDA’s oversight of foods covered by Systems Recognition Arrangement

Restructuring SNAP is a straightforward way to eliminate food insecurity in the U.S.

UTIA researchers receive $423,316 grant to study food loss and waste reduction

Doctors weigh pros and cons of prescribing hot-button Alzheimer’s drug

German-Austrian Cornet project focuses on detection and prevention of microplastics in food

Study: 55% of university students have tried plant-based meat alternative

Researchers identify potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease

Kids misusing soft drinks to corrupt SARS-CoV-2 tests

Study reveals climate as main driver of changes in body size for the past million years

Climate directly contributed to changes in body size and indirectly to brain size throughout human evolution

Most inmates have had their covid shots — but their guards likely haven’t

A family wellness check: California invests in treating parents and children together

Nikalyte Announces New Partnership with Life Science Group Calibre Scientific

Mosquitofish undergo physical and behavioral changes due to human-driven habitat change

Study examines link between children's temperament and eating behaviors, obesity

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential 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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