WUR spin-offs receive funding for feasibility study

New online tool tests how tax shapes sugar-sweetened drink purchases

Experimental Beverage Marketplace helps analyze how taxes affect consumers’ purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and sugary beverages

Nutritional supplements in sport - useful or not?

A sustainable diet leaves room for two chicken breasts a week

We should eat less meat and more legumes, campaigns and dietary advice tell us. But how much is "less"? Researchers from DTU have an answer

Masked ball in the realm of milk proteins

Food chemists are researching how to reduce the allergic reaction to milk protein by using phenolic compounds from apple pomace

Crops: Gene switch makes sweet sorghum salt-tolerant

KIT researchers clarify sugar accumulation in sorghum millet under salty conditions: SWEET13 gene directs sucrose into the grains

Science meets practice: Dr. Oetker cooperates with TH OWL

Meat or veg?

Plant-based protein is linked to a longer life, research shows

Bite-sized chunks of chicken with the texture of whole meat can be grown in the lab

The gut health benefits of sauerkraut

High blood pressure? Eat more bananas

New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure

Do you prefer brown rice or white rice?

Eating brown rice increases exposure to arsenic compared to white rice

Study explores how food manufacturers respond to state regulations

Lactic acid bacteria can improve plant-based dairy alternatives

The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the further development of sustainable foods

Study Reveals Gaps in Food Classifications

A Call for More Nuanced Approach to Plant-Based Food Processing

New sources of protein: oats as a sustainable alternative

A new robotic gripper made of measuring tape is sizing up fruit and veggie picking

New research deepens understanding of how vitamin K affects brain health

A paper from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging identifies potential mechanisms by which vitamin K affects the brain as people age

Medically tailored meal programs could yield significant health care savings across 49 US states

Simulation predicts that prescriptions for foods tailored to support millions of Americans with diet-sensitive conditions would reduce related expenses

New highly effective bitter compound identified

Mushroom study expands knowledge of natural bitter compounds

Baseball & Hotdogs: Enjoyment with Hidden Risks

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Eating mangos daily shown to improve insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control

New research finds mangos may be key to reducing insulin resistance in adults who are overweight or obese

Label battle: Paulaner wins in dispute against Karlsberg brewery

High blood pressure? Eat more bananas

New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure

Design2Market: New delivery box for Frittenwerk in just 6 weeks

What drives our cravings for food and drink?

New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

A high-fat diet reduces a brain chemical linked to pleasure. Boosting it in mice aids weight loss.

AI food scanner turns phone photos into nutritional analysis

NYU Tandon researchers develop technology to calculate calories and nutrients from food images

Meat consumption remains at a low level

ProVeg speaks of "intermediate plateau" and underlines call for a future nutrition plan

New highly effective bitter compound identified

Mushroom study expands knowledge of natural bitter compounds

Brownie points for ChatGPT’s food analysis skills

New green chemistry extracts valuable compounds from plant waste

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life

After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud

Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing

Skin models with living cells

Scientific breakthrough in chemistry

Scientists succeed in fully synthesizing one of the strongest natural cytotoxic substances: a great step forward for cancer research

Sensors against superbugs

Dangerous increase in antimicrobial resistance: Detect resistant pathogens faster and start customized treatment in good time

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Green hydrogen: A cage structured material transforms into a performant catalyst

Very interesting class of materials for electrocatalysts discovered?

Research breakthrough: Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to fillings

This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment alternative

Science on the back burner: European laboratories struggle with massive restrictions

Great sustainability ambitions and willingness to innovate despite the need to save money

New approaches in battery production

From raw material processing to recycling

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles, like a Google Earth map

Munich-based lab automation startup raised €2.77M

AI-driven biotech research: Connected labs for faster scientific progress

New Method for Detecting Nanoplastics in Body Fluids

TU Graz and start-up BRAVE Analytics have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition

How does the immune system age?

Research team shows very precise and comprehensive correlation between immune profiles and age, gender, smoking, obesity and diseases

What our brain does when the mind is at rest

New insights into the brain’s default mode network

Improved Recycling of Plastic from Packaging Waste

Recycled plastic used in filaments for 3D printing

mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the ‘long-term memory’ of the immune system

Findings have far-reaching implications for the development of future vaccination strategie

New Leadership at Andreas Hettich GmbH

After 20 years of successful leadership by the Eberle family, the Hettich Group is entering a new, forward-looking phase

Chatbot opens computational chemistry to nonexperts

New tool turns complex process of simulating molecules in solution into a user-friendly chat

The proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter is much higher than assumed

Measured from the air in real time

Cracking the Code of Protein Degradation

New technology to decipher the intricacies of the protein degradation code within cells

European chemical companies pessimistic for 2025: recovery not foreseeable until 2026

Green transformation remains one of the top management priorities alongside digitalization and AI

New vaccine concept tackles harmful bacteria in the intestine

New approach could potentially mark a turning point in the antibiotics crisis

Chemeleon to Collaborate with Mayo Clinic to Finalize Ultra-Rapid Assay, Launches $10M Series A

Results in seconds rather than hours: Groundbreaking instrument-free assay nears completion

Marine litter: what biodegradable plastics can do to solve the problem

A third generation of biodegradable plastics could bring hope in the fight against plastic waste

Chlorotonil: Game-Changer in the Fight Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

Researchers decipher novel mode of action of natural product antibiotic

New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug

Interdisciplinary research approach enables breakthrough

Siemens to establish global AI Manufacturing Technologies R&D Center for Battery Production in Canada

Investment of CAD$150 million (ca. €97 million) over five years

How ibuprofen affects fat metabolism in the brain

Alzheimer's research: New in vitro laboratory study provides important insights

An elegant method for the detection of single spins using photovoltage

This could lead to a much more compact design of quantum sensors