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10:29am, 7th April, 2019

Food additive may influence how well flu vaccines work

(Michigan State University) Michigan State University scientists have linked a common food preservative to an altered immune response that possibly hinders flu vaccines.

Study measures gluten in gluten-free labeled restaurant food

4:38am, 6th April, 2019

Humans

Study measures gluten in gluten-free labeled restaurant food

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Even tiny amounts of gluten in foods are troublesome for people with celiac disease, and restaurants may be the hardest places to avoid the protein, finds a Columbia study. More than half o...

UMass Amherst food scientist receives Young Scientist Research Award

3:40pm, 19th March, 2019

Tech

UMass Amherst food scientist receives Young Scientist Research Award

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Guodong Zhang, assistant professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is being honored with the 2019 Young Scientist Research Award from the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS).

New food guide will save Canadians money but few are following it, study finds

1:42am, 14th March, 2019

Humans

New food guide will save Canadians money but few are following it, study finds

(University of Guelph) New research surveys Canadians' perception of the new Canada Food Guide and finds it can save households money -- if followed.

UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient

7:15pm, 13th March, 2019

Environment

UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient

(University of Texas at Arlington) Caroline Krejci, an assistant professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, will use a $299,310 grant from the Southern Sustainable Agricultur...

The cancer-causing contaminant in everyday food

11:05am, 5th March, 2019

Humans

The cancer-causing contaminant in everyday food

(World Scientific) Acrylamide is described as 'extremely hazardous' and 'probably carcinogenic to humans.' Its presence in popular foods, including fried, baked, roasted and toasted potato and cereal products, as well as coffee, h...

Indigenous agriculture has potential to contribute to food needs under climate change

2:49pm, 26th February, 2019

Environment

Indigenous agriculture has potential to contribute to food needs under climate change

(University of Hawaii at Manoa) Researchers from Kamehameha Schools, University of Hawaii at Manoa and the United States Geological Survey have published a study in the journal Nature Sustainability (March 2019) highlighting the large role indigenous...

Graphene-based wearables for health monitoring, food inspection and night vision

11:37am, 15th February, 2019

Physics

Graphene-based wearables for health monitoring, food inspection and night vision

(Graphene Flagship) The Graphene Pavilion, organised by the Graphene Flagship and supported by the European Commission and GSMA, is returning to Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 with over 20 graphene-based prototypes, four of which are developed by t...

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Food additive may influence how well flu vaccines work

Study measures gluten in gluten-free labeled restaurant food

UMass Amherst food scientist receives Young Scientist Research Award

New food guide will save Canadians money but few are following it, study finds

UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient

The cancer-causing contaminant in everyday food

Indigenous agriculture has potential to contribute to food needs under climate change

Graphene-based wearables for health monitoring, food inspection and night vision

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