All posts tagged "Food"
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1.8KNews and ViewsPlant biosecurity vital for improving food security
The important relationship of plant biosecurity to food security will be highlighted at the Crawford Fund’s annual conference Waste Not: Want Not:...
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1.3KResearchPaleo side effects probed
Despite growing in popularity, the Paleo diet causes more negative side effects than traditional diets according to research from Edith Cowan University...
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1.5KResearchInnovation hub to grow Victoria’s food and fibre
A state-of-the-art hub in Melbourne’s north will boost innovation, productivity and growth of food and fibre businesses across Victoria.
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1.3KMedicineStudy reveals cholesterol link in aggressive cancers
Research has revealed how fats – including cholesterol – could increase the progression of aggressive cancers.
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2.0KResearchDiabetics should put paleo on pause
People with type 2 diabetes should be wary of social media hype about the benefits of going on the paleo diet.
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1.3KScienceVegetables cut risk of insulin resistance
In the first study of its kind, research has uncovered another string to the ‘health bow’ of vegetables, showing carotenoids, the natural...
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1.4KScienceDitch beef for beans for a longer life
Eating more protein from plant sources was associated with a lower risk of death and eating more protein from animals was associated...
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1.4KResearchChange the seasoning, but keep the lamb Aussie
A series of international tests focussed on identifying differences between Australian, US and Chinese consumers in how they rate the experience of...
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1.2KScienceHelp at hand for people watching weight
Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders have developed a portable and easy-to-use method...
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1.8KResearchConsumers treat superfoods as “extra insurance”
Australian consumers are skeptical about new superfoods as they enter the market but still consume them for a bit of “extra insurance”...
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu - GetSTEM
A QIMR Berghofer-led randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus and other acute respiratory infections. The trial, which is the largest of its kind to study the relationship between vitamin D and respiratory infection to...
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Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years - GetSTEM
Earth’s ability to absorb carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming, according to a new study from the University of Waikato and Northern Arizona University, USA. Published in Science Advances, the research suggests mitigating agains...
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That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain - GetSTEM
New research from The University of Queensland (UQ) illustrates, to a certain extent, why we can take someone at ‘face value’ and why we develop ‘gut feelings’ about a person within a split-second. Past research has shown that the amygdala — a small almond-shaped structure in the brain —...
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Diamonds are a cell’s best friend - GetSTEM
Scientists have used tiny diamonds, or nanodiamonds, to measure heat transfer inside living cells, potentially leading to new diagnostic tools and therapies for cancer. Associate Professor Taras Plakhotnik, from The University of Queensland’s School of Mathematics and Physics, in collaboration wit...
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Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens - Get Education
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft drinks and fast food was strongly associated with sle...
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Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:51am
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G