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Eating more fruit and vegetables linked to less stress according to new research

Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is associated with less stress, according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU).

14 May 2021

A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year

The pandemic has interfered with production chains in many areas of agriculture, making the restoration of the Russian seed bank a priority of food safety.

14 May 2021

Inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows improves milk quality

Inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows made the fatty acid content of their milk even healthier for human nutrition. It also increased the proportions of omega-6 and omega-3, which in the right balance play a key role in preventing cardiovascular diseases, for example, as well as chronic inflammation and some kinds of cancer.

10 May 2021

Researchers discover oligosaccharides within chardonnay wine-grape pomace

California produces nearly 4 million tons of world-class wine each year, but with that comes thousands of tons of residue like grape skins, seeds, stems and pulp. What if scientists could harness that viticultural waste to help promote human health?

From The University of California, Davis 23 Apr 2021

New enzyme-activated compostable plastic could diminish microplastics pollution

Despite our efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., and most ends up in landfill or the environment.

22 Apr 2021

U.S. interstate trade can mitigate the economic effects of climate change

Agricultural producers deal firsthand with changing weather conditions, and extreme events such as drought or flooding can impact their productivity and profit. Climate change models project such events will occur more often in the future.

19 Apr 2021

Climate change likely to affect the world's dinner plates

How will climate change affect the world's dinner plates? "Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need," a new book from an imprint of Cornell University Press, presents a global climate tour of Earth's foods - from vegetables, grains and meats to beverages and desserts - from the perspective of climate reality and explains how a warming world will affect your dinner plate.

19 Apr 2021

Mediterranean diet combined with lean beef can yield heart-healthy benefits

Eating red meat may have a bad reputation for being bad for the heart, but new research found that lean beef may have a place in healthy diets, after all.

From Penn State University 15 Apr 2021

Climate change can have a significant effect on global food production and health

New Curtin University-led research has found climate change will have a substantial impact on global food production and health if no action is taken by consumers, food industries, government, and international bodies.

9 Apr 2021

Japanese consumers have more negative opinions about gene-editing of livestock, survey finds

A statistically rigorous survey of Japanese consumers has found that they have more negative opinions about the use of new gene-editing techniques on livestock than they do about use of the same technologies on vegetables.

7 Apr 2021

New study could help develop cultured meat using decellularized spinach leaves

A research team has used spinach—a cost-effective and eco-friendly scaffold—as an edible platform to grow meat cells.

1 Apr 2021

Study reveals a promising material to control root-knot nematodes

Root-knot nematodes are known to infect a wide variety of plants, including many agriculturally significant species, as well as a variety of ornamentals and vegetables.

23 Mar 2021

Processed meat consumption associated with increased risk of dementia

Scientists from the University of Leeds's Nutritional Epidemiology Group used data from 500,000 people, discovering that consuming a 25g serving of processed meat a day, the equivalent to one rasher of bacon, is associated with a 44% increased risk of developing the disease.

23 Mar 2021

Vegetables News and Research

Eating more fruit and vegetables linked to less stress according to new research

A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year

Inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows improves milk quality

Researchers discover oligosaccharides within chardonnay wine-grape pomace

New enzyme-activated compostable plastic could diminish microplastics pollution

U.S. interstate trade can mitigate the economic effects of climate change

Climate change likely to affect the world's dinner plates

Mediterranean diet combined with lean beef can yield heart-healthy benefits

Climate change can have a significant effect on global food production and health

Japanese consumers have more negative opinions about gene-editing of livestock, survey finds

New study could help develop cultured meat using decellularized spinach leaves

Study reveals a promising material to control root-knot nematodes

Processed meat consumption associated with increased risk of dementia

New way to create eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops

Ultrasonic cleaning can clean food more effectively than current washing methods

Front-of-pack labels of infant and toddler food may not accurately represent the actual ingredients

We must learn that brown fruit is not bad fruit

Detecting the levels of antibiotics in food

School-based gardening improves vegetable intake among children

“Food inks” could help preserve nutrition and flavor of fresh, frozen vegetables

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

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Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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