A UK survey has been carried out on the occurrence of patulin in
cider. Patulin, which is a kind of mycotoxin, is produced by moulds
that sometimes grow on apples.
Why can vitamin A help immune systems to fight back when under
attack by some food-poisoning organisms but not, for example, the
common cold? Researchers in the US try to unravel the mystery.
Researchers in Canada are developing a natural antibody cocktail
that they claim can help prevent the most common foodborne germs,
including E. coli and Salmonella, which cause thousands to become
ill or even die each year.
The virtues of tea multiply by the year with scientists across the
world unveiling new health benefits of this global beverage.
Researchers in the US report this week that extracts from white tea
may be able to protect the skin from...
Dutch life science company DSM, together with Agennix, a US
developer of recombinant human lactoferrin, has opened a new
manufacturing facility on DSM's fermentation site in Capua, Italy.
Pesticides developed in the hope that they may be safer than older
chemicals known to cause cancer may be only slightly better,
researchers said on Tuesday.
US biotech company OvImmune has been sent a warning letter by the
Food and Drug Administration for marketing eggs that supposedly
boost the human immune system. The company claims it is a dietary
supplement, not a drug.
The US Agricultural Research Service is launching a study to
investigate the potential benefits of fortifying breads, pastas,
and other flour-based foods with the trace element selenium.
Food allergies in the West are a growing problem for the
population. A European-funded project was set up to improve the
understanding of factors that may be important in predisposing
certain plant food proteins to becoming allergens....
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority has taken the step of
issuing advice to pregnant women about the risk of contracting the
food poisoning bacteria listeria, following the deaths of two
unborn babies in Western Australia from...
Scientists in the US claim to have discovered the molecular keys to
the serious poultry disease, Gumboro disease. Researchers at the
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and the
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary...
South African researcher discovers the correct ratio of plant
sterols and sterolins needed to balance an overactive or
underactive immune system. Food manufacturers must use the exact
ratio for maximum effect.
More tests are needed to determine the possible health side-effects
of genetically modified organisms, France's food safety agency
AFSSA said in a report to the government this week,
A synthetic antioxidant that can delay and prevent the onset of
autoimmune diabetes in mice could be a useful tool against diabetes
, scientists report this week.
People, particularly young children, the elderly and those with
weak immune systems, should avoid eating raw sprouts because the
crunchy, protein-packed foods could cause salmonella and other
possibly fatal infections, U.S. federal...
Excess cholesterol on the blood is a sign that one is at risk of
cardiovascular diseases. However, according to new research,
too-low cholesterol levels could increase the risk of cancer.
Could a pint of beer protect you from HIV in the future? The answer
is yes, according to a US company that is aiming to make a cheap
vaccine out of brewer's yeast.
Alcohol consumption suppresses an immune-system protein involved in
fighting pneumonia, which may explain why alcoholics have an
increased risk of the...
As many cancer patients and their families know, the side-effects
of chemotherapy can seem as bad as the cancer itself. An unexpected
finding by researchers...
A scientific advisory panel to the US Environmental Protection
Agency has found that there is a "medium likelihood" that the
genetically-engineered StarLink...
