Collaborate Disseminate
Often imitated but rarely matched, butter is one ingredient that it’s important to get right. People are picky about the consistency and creaminess of their butter, and healthier alternatives have trouble getting that right. Now, food scienti… Continue reading Food scientists cook up low-fat better butter made of mostly water
We have a huge plastic waste problem at the moment, but there are efforts to make use of this throw-away resource – including using trash collected from canals to make office furniture, creating portable speakers out of plastic that can’t be … Continue reading Researcher spins prosthetic socket from plastic waste
Despite cannabidiol (CBD) now being an FDA-approved medicine, designated to help control seizures in children with severe epilepsy, there has been very little study into how food affects the marijuana-derived compound’s absorption. A valuable… Continue reading CBD absorption significantly affected by high-fat foods
If you suffer from depression, you’ve likely been advised to get plenty of exercise. Scientists have now gained a fresh understanding of how being active helps alleviate the condition, and they believe that their findings could lead to better… Continue reading New understanding of exercise may help in the fight against depression
Taking inspiration from the traditional cane, a team of researchers from Columbia Engineering in New York has come up with a LiDAR-enabled robotic assistant which offers light-touch support for the mobility-impaired. Dubbed Canine, the device… Continue reading Cane-based companion robot supports mobility-impaired with a friendly touch
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is, not for the first time, warning the general public to avoid consuming a product called Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Despite over a decade of health warnings and cases of death, the sham product, wh… Continue reading Miracle Mineral Solution, aka industrial bleach, is no autism cure, FDA warns
A randomized clinical trial taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been terminated early due to the extraordinary success of two drugs being investigated to treat the Ebola virus. Four new treatments were being tested in the… Continue reading Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success
A new study has discovered a previously unidentified mechanism explaining how obesity and high-fat diets can disrupt the appetite-suppressing signals from the brain and lead to overeating. The fascinating research revealed a hormone in the gu… Continue reading New discovery explains how fatty food disrupts appetite control, causing obesity
A new international study indicates that a simple, automatic chlorine dispenser can have a major impact on childhood diarrhea in the developing world. By applying water disinfectant that doesn’t adversely affect taste at the point of dispensa… Continue reading Automatic chlorine dispenser reduces diarrhea in developing countries
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a number of hospitalizations of teenagers displaying severe lung disease with suspicions of links to recent e-cigarette use. The FDA has also recently revealed it has accumulated 127 re… Continue reading At least 11 hospitalizations and 127 seizures linked to vaping, as FDA investigates