Cluttered and chaotic environments can cause stress, which can lead us to grab more of the indulgent snacks -- twice as many cookies according to this new study! Credit: Daniel Miller
Cluttered and chaotic environments can cause stress, which can...
Milking cow (stock image).
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It is a known fact that microbes on farms protect children from asthma and allergies. But even non-microbial molecules can have a protective effect: Immunologists from the University of Zurich have shown...
People who reported consuming more fast food in a national survey were exposed to higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals known as phthalates, according to a study published by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute...
According to a new study, nuts have a positive effect on health because, among other things, they are involved in activating the body's own defences for detoxifying reactive oxygen species. Image Credit: Flickr/naomii
Roasted and salted, ground as a baking...
Mealworms and crickets which, due to their promising structure and flavour, have the potential to be used in the manufacture of foods such as meatballs and falafel.Image Credit: Flickr/nataliej
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed food ingredients from...
The thought of eating an insect makes most people cringe - at least those who live in America, Canada and Europe, a minority of the world's population who would not let a cricket, grasshopper or beetle near their dinner...
A poor diet during pregnancy can cause biological changes that last throughout life.Image credit: Flickr/Dan Zen
A poor diet during pregnancy can cause biological changes that last throughout life, according to research from Imperial College London.
The study, published this week in...
University of Warwick research indicates that eating more fruit and vegetables can substantially increase people’s later happiness levels.
To be published shortly in the prestigious American Journal of Public Health, the study is one of the first major scientific attempts...
Dieters looking to cut calories may believe it's best to pick a fast casual restaurant over a fast food chain, but new research from the University of South Carolina shows that may not be the best choice.
According to researchers...
Consuming grapes twice a day for six months protected against significant metabolic decline in Alzheimer-related areas of the brain in a study of people with early memory decline. Image credit: Flickr/Zoi Koraki
Consuming grapes twice a day for six months...
This photograph shows how by reorganizing the genetic combinations of tomato fruit yield increasing mutations, researchers achieved weakly branched flower-bearing shoots that gave higher yield.
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Tomatoes have come a long way from their origins as pea-sized berries due...
