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Buckwheat-based diet improves SIRT1 protein that helps enhance longevity

A healthy low-calorie diet that contains plant products can help us improve the level of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) protein production that is known to increase life expectancy.

22 Jul 2020

Antioxidant-rich blueberry, persimmon waste powders may have beneficial effects on gut microbiota

Feeding the world's growing population in a sustainable way is no easy task. That's why scientists are exploring options for transforming fruit and vegetable byproducts -- such as peels or pulp discarded during processing -- into nutritious food ingredients and supplements.

22 Jul 2020

UC Riverside scientist to shed light on worm infections that escape detection by immune systems

It's likely that billions of people are unaware they have been infected with parasitic worms. A UC Riverside scientist has won $1.8 million to try and understand why.

20 Jul 2020

Study reveals intricate details about the biology of huntingtin protein

A new study reveals intricate details about the biology of the huntingtin protein (HTT), which is responsible for Huntington's disease.

17 Jul 2020

Analysis of maternal deaths in Mozambique reveals major diagnostic error in most cases

An analysis of a series of maternal deaths in Maputo's central hospital, in Mozambique, reveals a major diagnostic error in almost 40% of the deaths.

14 Jul 2020

Bat research critical to help predict and prevent the next pandemic

The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a likely connection to bats, and the next viral outbreak probably will too, unless scientists can quickly learn more about the thousands of viruses carried by one of the most diverse mammals on the planet.

13 Jul 2020

Parent-based intervention helps reboot healthy eating habits in child cancer survivors

Fussy eating and taste changes are common side effects of cancer treatment – now, a healthy eating program designed by UNSW medical researchers wants to help parents get their child’s diet back on track.

13 Jul 2020

USC scientists may have found a path toward increasing human lifespan

Scientists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found the beginnings of a path toward increasing human lifespan.

11 Jul 2020

Researchers set up Gate2Brain to exploit a novel drug-transporting technology

Researchers from IRB Barcelona, the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute - Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (SJD) have set up Gate2Brain, a company based on a novel technology developed at IRB Barcelona to transport drugs into the brain.

10 Jul 2020

Pigs and chickens not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2

A team of researchers in Germany aimed to investigate the susceptibility of potential animal hosts and the risk of zoonosis spill-over infections, which are illnesses transmitted to humans from animals. On the other hand, reverse zoonosis pertains to infections in humans that jump to animals.

9 Jul 2020

Study links fermented vegetable consumption to low COVID-19 mortality

An intriguing new study by researchers in Europe suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality rates are likely to be lower in countries where diets are rich in fermented vegetables.

8 Jul 2020

Neuronal subtypes that drive locomotion in fruit fly reveal an unexpected diversity

A new study by MIT neuroscientists into how seemingly similar neuronal subtypes drive locomotion in the fruit fly revealed an unexpected diversity as the brain's commands were relayed to muscle fibers.

8 Jul 2020

Study examines possible synergies and trade-offs with environmental and development goals

How can some of world's biggest problems - climate change, food security and land degradation - be tackled simultaneously?

8 Jul 2020

Food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa are using toxic chemicals to improve the look of meat, fish

Toxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists and food inspectors say, putting the health of millions at risk.

3 Jul 2020

Diagnosis of COVID-19 by RT-LAMP assay in 25 minutes

Even as COVID-19 continues its inexorable march, taking hundreds of thousands of lives and causing nearly 11 million cases, the diagnosis of the infection is still not sensitive or specific enough. Now, a new study by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and published on the preprint server medRxiv...

3 Jul 2020

Fruit News and Research

Buckwheat-based diet improves SIRT1 protein that helps enhance longevity

Antioxidant-rich blueberry, persimmon waste powders may have beneficial effects on gut microbiota

UC Riverside scientist to shed light on worm infections that escape detection by immune systems

Study reveals intricate details about the biology of huntingtin protein

Analysis of maternal deaths in Mozambique reveals major diagnostic error in most cases

Bat research critical to help predict and prevent the next pandemic

Parent-based intervention helps reboot healthy eating habits in child cancer survivors

USC scientists may have found a path toward increasing human lifespan

Researchers set up Gate2Brain to exploit a novel drug-transporting technology

Pigs and chickens not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2

Study links fermented vegetable consumption to low COVID-19 mortality

Neuronal subtypes that drive locomotion in fruit fly reveal an unexpected diversity

Study examines possible synergies and trade-offs with environmental and development goals

Food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa are using toxic chemicals to improve the look of meat, fish

Diagnosis of COVID-19 by RT-LAMP assay in 25 minutes

Eating black raspberries may reduce skin inflammation associated with allergies, study shows

Women with gestational hypertension more likely to develop heart disease later

Sugar consumption is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart, abdomen

Study: Staring at deep red light can significantly improve declining eyesight

NRP 69 recommends government to develop Swiss Food Strategy for 2050

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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