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Study links healthy plant-based diet to lower risk of getting COVID-19

Research | News | 14 Sep, 2021

Although metabolic conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes have been linked to an increased risk of COVID-19, as ...

Studies bring focus to impact of plant-based diet on men's health

Research | News | 13 Sep, 2021

Plant-based diets are associated with multiple health benefits. Previous studies suggest a beneficial role of specific p...

Experts indicate change of belly fat distribution in women with avocados

Research | News | 09 Sep, 2021

According to a new study from the US-based University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators, an avocado a day c...

IISER Bhopal sequences genome of medicinal herb Giloy as a first

Research | News | 06 Sep, 2021

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal scientists have sequenced the genome of&...

Common pesticides may contribute to global obesity crisis: Study

Research | News | 01 Sep, 2021

McMaster University, Canada researchers have recently discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned for use on foods in ...

Cellular agri development to change food industry: Study

Research | News | 27 Aug, 2021

A recent study led by Penn State researchers in the US has concluded that the development of cellular agriculture &mdash...

Study identifies gene variants linked with differences in food intake

Research | News | 26 Aug, 2021

A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), and ot...

Study links flavonoid-rich foods with improved blood pressure

Research | News | 25 Aug, 2021

Flavonoid-rich foods, including berries, apples, pears and wine, appear to have a positive effect on blood pressure leve...

Study uncovers role of fructose-based diet in causing obesity

Research | News | 23 Aug, 2021

According to a preclinical study from investigators at US-based Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, eating ...

Harvard explores link between walnut consumption and life expectancy

Research | News | 20 Aug, 2021

According to a study by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the US, higher walnut consumpt...

Vitamin D may protect against young-onset colorectal cancer: Study

Research | News | 19 Aug, 2021

Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D – mainly from dietary sources – may help protect against developing yo...

Scientists find way to correct obesity

Research | News | 16 Aug, 2021

A team of scientists at University of California, US has discovered a novel pharmacological approach to attenuate the mi...

Study links brain memory signals to blood sugar levels

Research | News | 12 Aug, 2021

Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the US has discovered that a peculiar signalling pattern in the brain ...

Study identifies link between 'beige fat cells' and dementia

Research | News | 11 Aug, 2021

Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in the US have found out that beige fat cells, w...

Do Vit D supplements protect kidney health of pre-diabetics?

Research | News | 10 Aug, 2021

A recent clinical trial described in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) has examined the pot...

INST develops carbon-based wrapper to increase shelf life of fruits

Research | News | 09 Aug, 2021

A group of scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) , Mohali, has recently developed a compos...

IIT-K makes dressing material for diabetic wounds using seaweed agar

Research | News | 06 Aug, 2021

A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has developed an advanced wound dressing base...

Study links plant foods with lower heart disease risk

Research | News | 05 Aug, 2021

Two recent research studies published in the Journal of the American Heart Association report have shown that eating mor...