NIFA awards $13.6 million to combat citrus greening disease
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced four grants totaling more than $13.6 million to combat...
Iridium kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
In the United Kingdom and China, researchers from the Professor Sadler and Professor O’Connor groups in Warwick’s Department of Chemistry and Professor Hui Chao's...
Lose an extra 100 calories per day by eating a diet rich in whole...
In Massachusetts, Tufts University researchers reported that people who ate a diet with whole grains, which matched the recommended dietary allowance for fiber, lost...
Insects make the largest seasonal migration in the world
In Israel, a multi-year, international insect migration study confirmed that insects migrate seasonally and that this movement constitutes the largest migration found in today’s...
Brain gene variants affect how and what you eat, according to new research
In Illinois, Silvia Berciano, a Universidad Autonoma de Madrid predoctoral fellow, presented a study describing the impact of gene variants in eating behaviors and...
Reverdia, Xinhuarun to develop microcellular foam shoe soles
In the Netherlands, Reverdia and Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology (Xinhuarun) agreed to jointly develop and promote Biosuccinium-based microcellular polyurethane (PU) foams. These new microcellular foams will...
Breaking the low-cost, low-power, long-distance data transmission barrier
In Washington, University of Washington researchers have demonstrated for the first time that devices that run on almost zero power can transmit data across...
Smart reforestation tool considers future climate conditions for replanting decisions
In Oregon, reforestation scientists at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Oregon State University and the Conservation Biology Institute developed the Seedlot...
Walnuts and the gut microbiome work well together
In Illinois, diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, do play a role in heart health and in reducing colorectal cancer. According to the...
How to feed 10 billion people in 2050
In Sweden, according to a new study, a global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming...