People can use the sense of smell to detect dietary fat in food, according to new findings from research centre on human senses the Monell Centre (Monell). Researchers said innovative methods using odour to make low-fat foods more ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
A recent consumer tracking studyconducted by the Pork Checkoff shows that multicultural consumers are enjoying fresh pork more frequently than the average consumer within the Checkoff's target market. According to the latest research, ...
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Children around the world who grow up in dangerous neighborhoods exhibit more aggressive behavior, says a new Duke University-led study that is the first to examine the topic across a wide range of countries. Many U.S. studies have ...
Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal to survive. Researchers from the University of Georgia discovered the ...
Biofuel researchers have dramatically improved microalgae hydrocarbon productivity by using non-destructive extraction, akin to 'milking' algal cells as opposed to the conventional harvest and destruction. The algae species Bortyococcus ...
Tags: Algal Cells, Milk
Most clinical studies of vitamins are "flawed by poor methodology", review finds Most large clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including those that have concluded supplements are of no value or even harmful, have a “flawed ...
Tags: vitamin supplements, flawed methodology, useless, micronutrients
Throwing your arms up in the air, raising your head, flashing a smile: your body language when you win at sports is an instinctive reaction meant to indicate dominance over your opponent, a new study finds. These triumphal displays are ...
Tags: body language, triumphal displays, signify dominance, establish hierarchy
Lindex lingerie collections for the spring 2014 season show a wide range of fashion news. “We start the season with romantic style collections. The feeling is soft and very feminine, the prints are often Asian inspired with a ...
Tags: Lingerie, Hand-Painted Look
Marine cyanobacteria—tiny ocean plants that produce oxygen and make organic carbon using sunlight and CO2—are primary engines of Earth's biogeochemical and nutrient cycles. They nourish other organisms through the provision of ...
Tags: marine cyanobacteria, ocean food chain, vesicles, gene transfer
Germs that cause common illnesses, including ear infections and strep throat, can linger on surfaces such as cribs, children's toys and books for hours after contamination -- even after the objects are well cleaned -- according to a small ...
Tags: germs, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, surface
Many phrases reflect how emotions affect the body: Loss makes you feel "heartbroken," you suffer from "butterflies" in the stomach when nervous, and disgusting things make you "sick to your stomach." Now, a new study from Finland suggests ...
Most large, clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including some that have concluded they are of no value or even harmful, have a flawed methodology that renders them largely useless in determining the real value of these micronutrients, ...
Tags: vitamin supplements, flawed methodology, micronutrients
Leslie Wu, a doctoral student in computer science at Stanford, took an appropriately high-tech approach to presenting her poem "Say 23" at the first Stanford Code Poetry Slam. Wu wore Google Glass as she typed 16 lines of computer code ...
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Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd is leading the effort to go abroad as the country's steel and iron industry struggles with overcapacity, reports Du Juan from Tangshan, Hebei province Against the background of the overcapacity problem ...
Tags: Steel Capacity, Mineral
Groundwater and surface water samples taken near fracking operations in Colorado contained chemicals that can disrupt male and female hormones, researchers say. These chemicals, which are used in the fracking process, also were present in ...
Tags: groundwater, surface water, fracking operations, hormones, health