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Scientists determine nutritional properties of protein in insects

Research | News | 12 Jan, 2022

With the idea that insects may serve as an alternative for direct human consumption in the future, scientists at We...

Study links choline consumption in pregnancy with child's cognitive development

Research | News | 04 Jan, 2022

Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed t...

Does an excessive intake of simple sugar affect higher brain function?

Research | News | 28 Dec, 2021

Patients with mental disorders consume approximately 2-fold more sugar than age-matched healthy individuals, and patient...

Study links high-fiber diet to better immunotherapy of melanoma patients

Research | News | 24 Dec, 2021

A diet rich in fiber may help some people being treated for melanoma respond to immunotherapy treatment by influencing t...

Food scientists offer data model for personalised dietary recommendations

Research | News | 22 Dec, 2021

With the support of a Data Science Investigator grant of DKK 9,267,806 from The Novo Nordisk Foundation, ...

India gets research lab to fight child food insecurity

Research | News | 21 Dec, 2021

The Akshaya Patra Foundation collaborates with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to form ‘The Ak...

Diet may influence taste sensitivity and preference: Study

Research | News | 20 Dec, 2021

What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. This is claimed by a team of scientists at the U...

Overweight children developing heart complications: Study

Research | News | 15 Dec, 2021

The percentage of obese children and teens jumped from 19% pre-pandemic to 22%, according to a study from the Centers fo...

Plant-based diet may reduce risk of cognitive impairment in elderly: Study

Research | News | 14 Dec, 2021

A diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This is the result o...

IISER Bhopal develops microbicide using food-based tyrosine

Research | News | 13 Dec, 2021

A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal has developed a safe an...

85% adults in India making positive changes to improve health: Amway survey

Research | News | 10 Dec, 2021

Recently released results from a global survey conducted by Amway, an entrepreneur-led health and wellness company, and ...

IISER Bhopal unravels genome of turmeric for first time

Research | News | 09 Dec, 2021

A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal led by Dr Vineet K. Sha...

Scientists link yogurt consumption with blood pressure management

Research | News | 08 Dec, 2021

Scientists from the University of South Australia, in partnership with the University of Maine, examined the association...

Probiotics improve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: Study

Research | News | 07 Dec, 2021

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine in the US have found that probiotics signif...

Understanding changes of microscopic structure and shape of food: Study

Research | News | 06 Dec, 2021

Researchers from Denmark and Germany conducted a series of experiments relating food microstructure and rheology, the st...

Study compares impact of different diets on health

Research | News | 03 Dec, 2021

Which diet is better: moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products? A new ...

Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating: New finding

Research | News | 01 Dec, 2021

According to a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, it was found that after eati...

Eliminating old cells in human fat alleviates diabetes: Study

Research | News | 29 Nov, 2021

Eliminating old, dysfunctional cells in human fat alleviates signs of diabetes, researchers from UConn Health (Universit...