New research suggests malnutrition in children can be better treated by therapeutic foods designed to boost and repair the gut microbiome. A clinical trial targeting malnourished children in Bangladesh revealed a newly developed therapeutic food is superior to conventional supplements.
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A new study suggests food allergies can be triggered in infants by a lack of certain gut bacteria. As well as identifying which bacteria are key to protecting against the onset of food allergies, a subsequent mouse study revealed a specific probiotic cocktail can reverse pre-established allergies.
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A new electromagnetic induction technology promises to make beer and other beverages taste better and have a longer shelf life. The new technique that applies precise heating to food processing has recently completed its major first round of testing ahead of a market launch later this year.
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In developing nations with limited infrastructure, obtaining vitamin supplements can be difficult. With that in mind, German scientists are now suggesting that people in such regions could fight tuberculosis (TB) by ingesting something else – oyster mushrooms that have been sitting in the sun.
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Those familiar with the realities of fast food may also be familiar with disparities between how good it can appear on professionally photographed menus and what it looks like when you open the box. Domino's has introduced a new AI-powered scanner it says will help bridge this gap.
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For thousand of years humans have been using fermentation as a way of preserving foods and engendering good gut health. A new study has discovered that a specific immune function receptor, evolved in humans and apes, is triggered by a metabolite from lactic acid bacteria found in fermented foods.
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A new study from the University of Bristol claims to have, for the first time, found direct, definitive evidence of the food eaten by medieval common folk in England based on the chemical analysis of food residue found on pottery fragments from excavations of the village of West Cotton.
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Researchers have discovered diets composed of ultra-processed foods lead to overeating and weight gain when compared to diets composed of unprocessed foods. As both diets contained the same amounts of sugars and fats, it is unclear why the ultra-processed food engenders overeating and weight gain.
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It’s no secret that tomatoes plucked from the supermarket aisles just aren’t that tasty. To find taste genes that could be spliced back into commercial crops, researchers have complied a pan-genome of all cultivated and related wild tomato species, uncovering almost 5,000 previously-unknown genes.
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The GoSun Chill is a portable cooler that, instead of needing to be loaded up with ice, draws on a 144-Wh detachable powerbank for refrigeration (or topping up your mobile devices). GoSun also provides a number of solar panel options for completely off-grid cooling capabilities.
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