Legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, according to researchers at the Stanford University School
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Scientists crack genome of superfood seaweed, ito-mozuku
Along the tropical coastline of Okinawa, Japan, farmers raise rows of delectable seaweed and harvest thousands of tons of the
Continue reading »Plants as antifungal factories
Researchers from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) and the Institute for
Continue reading »Peste des petits ruminants: A model for use in eradicating the disease
Eradicating peste des petits ruminants is an ambitious objective that is neveretheless looking increasingly realistic, notably thanks to a targeted
Continue reading »Fatty liver disease pandemic needs ‘gold standard’ human-relevant research: Belgian study describes how human-based tools can contribute to drug development for liver disease
A new study by scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel calls for a new gold standard in research to treat
Continue reading »Cattle may spread leptospirosis in Africa, study suggests
The bacterial infection leptospirosis is increasingly recognized as an important cause of fever in Africa. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS
Continue reading »After 40 years in limbo: Styrene is probably carcinogenic
“Possibly carcinogenic and should be investigated more closely.” For forty years, this has been the conclusion of researchers who have
Continue reading »Beef peptides block bitter tastes
From burgers to steaks, beef has a long history of being a delicious part of dinner. But what if that
Continue reading »3-D printed food could change how we eat: Researchers 3-D print food with customized texture and body absorption characteristics
Imagine a home appliance that, at the push of a button, turns powdered ingredients into food that meets the individual
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