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Low-calorie diet found linked to higher death rate in bowel disease model
Michigan State University researchers looking at the effects of diet on bowel disease found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet were more likely to die after being infected with an inflammation-causing bacterial pathogen in the colon.
University | 17 April 2012
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Researchers find seaweed intake lowers blood pressure of pre-school children in Japan
Reseachers at Japan's Gifu University have purposed to investigate whether seaweed intake is associated with blood pressure level among Japanese preschool children.
University | 05 September 2011
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SEAWEED FOUND TO LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE OF CHILDREN IN JAPAN
A study by Japan’s Gifu University showed that seaweed intake was negatively related to diastolic blood pressure in boys and to systolic blood pressure in girls in the country.
University | 01 September 2011
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Agilent Technologies forms research alliance with Singapore university
Agilent Technologies and the National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute (NERI) have announced an alliance to leverage on each other's key strengths in life sciences and chemical analyses. This is the first time the company is …
University | 01 July 2011
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D.D. Williamson's first Beverage Coloring Competition honors student
D.D. Williamson congratulates Pui Yeu (Rei) Phoon, a graduate student in Food Science at Purdue University, for winning its first, annual Beverage Coloring Competition for Students in May 2011. The winning entry is a citrus-flavored beverage fort…
University | 27 June 2011
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Study: Olive leaf extract found effective in lowering blood pressure
A study, conducted at the University of Indonesia, has proven that the olive leaf extract Benolea from Frutarom is as efficient as the widely used pharmaceutical Captopril in lowering elevated blood pressure levels. The company presented these re…
University | 14 June 2011
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"Nano-bricks" may help build better packaging to keep foods fresher longer
Scientists are reporting on a new material containing an ingredient used to make bricks that shows promise as a transparent coating for improving the strength and performance of plastic food packaging. Called "nano-bricks" the film even looks li…
University | 11 April 2011
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Researchers found novel metals for flexible and strong packaging
Imagine a material that's stronger than steel, but just as versatile as plastic, able to take on a seemingly endless variety of forms. For decades, materials scientists have been trying to come up with just such an ideal substance, one that could…
University | 10 March 2011
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New Fonterra Chair in food material science
Dairy Co-operative Fonterra and national center of research excellence the Riddet Institute has announced the establishment of a new Massey University Fonterra Chair in Food Material Science. Eminent food scientist Dr Peter Munro FRSNZ, a 17-year …
University | 03 March 2011
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Living Longer
Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong have found in a study that consuming antioxidants in apples extended the average lifespan of fruit flies by up to 10%. They discovered that apple antioxidants or polyphenols reversed the level…
University | 01 March 2011
