Lab-in-a-smartphone breakthrough enables mobile health diagnostics
In Illinois, University of Illinois professors demonstrated a compact, inexpensive system that performs optical spectroscopy in a way that can fit inside the body...
Diet biomarkers are strong predictors of type 2 diabetes risk
In Sweden, a study found that diet is one of the strongest predictors of type 2 diabetes risk in older women and that metabolic...
Barry Callebaut invents Ruby, a fourth kind of chocolate
In Switzerland, Barry Callebaut presented a fourth type of chocolate called Ruby next to Dark, Milk and White chocolate. The fourth chocolate type offers...
Large-scale Impossible Burger production is underway
In California, Impossible Foods began producing Impossible Burgers for restaurants nationwide at the Company’s first large-scale plant in East Oakland. The plant is ramping...
Nestlé USA enters the plant-based foods segment with Sweet Earth acquisition
In Virginia, Nestlé USA agreed to acquire Sweet Earth, a plant-based foods manufacturer based in Moss Landing, CA. The acquisition will give Nestlé immediate...
First gene therapy in the U.S. approved by the FDA
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach...
Eating more fat, fruits and vegetables and less carbohydrates lowers your risk of death
In Canada, a diet which includes a moderate intake of fat and fruits and vegetables, and avoidance of high carbohydrates, is associated with lower...
The Beyond Burger now available in more than 2,000 grocery stores nationwide
In California, Beyond Meat, a leader in plant-based protein, announced new distribution channels for the Beyond Burger. After a successful pilot in the meat...
Memphis Meats raises $17 million to make meat without the animal
In California, Memphis Meats raised $17 million from a group of investors including Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Cargill to continue developing delicious products,...
Cocoa compound could be an effective diabetes treatment
In Utah, Brigham Young University researchers discovered certain compounds in cocoa can help your body release more insulin and respond to increased blood glucose...
