Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Eating these foods and reducing intake of high-fat dairy, eggs improve odds against disease WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Keep eating whole grains and reduce your consumption of eggs and high-fat dairy food to improve your odds against suffering heart failure, a new long-term ...Eating whole grains lowers heart failure risk, according to new study
October 27, 2008, St. Louis, MO - About 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF). While some reports indicate that changes to diet can reduce HF risk, few large, prospective studies have been conducted. In a new study researchers observed over 14,000 participants for m...Harness the Power of Grains With Barley
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for an easy way to power up fall and winter meals with the goodness of grains? Think barley! This centuries-old favorite is a smart choice when it comes to good eating and good health. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070912/NYFNS...Diet high in meat, fat and refined grains linked to risk for colon cancer recurrence, death
Patients treated for colon cancer who had a diet high in meat, refined grains, fat and desserts had an increased risk of cancer recurrence and death compared with patients who had a diet high in fruits and vegetables, poultry and fish, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA. Previo...Wet Distiller's Grains Could Play a Role in Cattle Diets
CANYON -- Wet sorghum distiller's grains can be fed in a steam-flaked corn ration without affecting efficiencies, said two researchers//. The two four-month cattle finishing experiments with yearling heifers were conducted by Dr. Mike Brown, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station ruminant nut...'Microscopic Grains Used in Sun Block Creams may Cause Nerve Damage'
Tiny particles used in some sun protection creams have the potential to cause nerve damage, researchers in the US say //. It may not necessarily imply that these microscopic grains, which are also used in consumer products such as some toothpastes and cosmetics, are harmful in the human body,...Food Grains Project To Tackle Malnutrition In India
In an attempt to provide a solution to the nationwide prevalent malnutrition, 13 premier research institutions in India have decided to work in collaboration to ensure adequate supply of value added food grains. // This strategy is poised to mark a major shift in the national food policy by 2...Diabetic risk reduced by whole grains
According to researchers from Tufts University in Boston, eating three or more servings of whole grain foods per day could substantially reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. They studied more than 40,000 men who ate an average of 3.5 servings of whole grains per day. They compared those m...Dow AgroSciences, World Wide Wheat Agree to Collaborate on Wheat
..., barley and oats - major food crops of the world. World Wide Wheat operates research stations in 18 countries, producing superior varieties of cereal grains that are not genetically modified. For more information see www.worldwheat.com . About Dow AgroSciences Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in In...Prometheus Announces New Findings Regarding Patients at Risk for Celiac Disease at DDW
...red by the consumption of gluten and damages the small intestine, interfering with the absorption of nutrients from food. Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye. Symptoms of celiac disease will vary significantly from person to person and include, but are not limited to, diarrhea,...Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease in Women Lowered by Mediterranean Diet
... BOSTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women who adhere to a traditional Mediterranean diet -- high in monounsaturated fat, plant proteins, whole grains and fish -- are at a lower risk for stroke and coronary heart disease, according to a study published this week in Circulation: Journal of ...Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease
... autoimmune inflammatory disease of the small intestine that is triggered in genetically susceptible persons by the ingestion of the gluten-containing grains wheat, rye, barley, and possibly oats. The condition is thought to result from the activation of both a T-cell and B-cell immune response, leading to ...Ultra-fine coatings on sediment grains influence nitrate and sulfate storage in soil
Madison, WI, February 24, 2009 | Tiny sediment grains are covered with a very fine-grained, complex mixture of minerals in an open fabric that results in a large surface area in contact with water between the grains. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are studying this microscopic lay...Students eat more whole grains when it's gradually added to school lunch
Elementary school students will eat more whole grains when healthier bread products are gradually introduced into their school lunches, a new University of Minnesota study shows. Whole grain breads are strongly recommended as part of a healthy diet, but children and pre-teens won't always eat t...To improve forecasting earthquakes, NJIT mathematician studies grains
A new and better way to predict earthquakes and avalanches may soon be available to forecasters thanks to mathematical research underway at NJIT. Using mathematical modeling, researchers are investigating how forces and pressures propagate through granular materials. "Computational Homology...August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights
...trial vertebrate fossil assemblages and paleosol horizons of the spectacularly preserved Karoo Basin, South Africa. By analyzing and dating 205 zircon grains extracted from deep-marine ash beds of the western Karoo (using an high-resolution microprobe [SHRIMP-RG] at Stanford University), Fildani et al. have...Arctic climate under greenhouse conditions in the Late Cretaceous
...eous winter temperatures rather than recent suggestions of a 15C mean annual temperature at this time." The size distribution of clay and sand grains in the sediment points to the formation of sea ice in shallow coastal seas during autumn storms but suggests the absence of larger drop-stones suggest...Researchers from around the globe coming to K-State June 21 for workshop on Fusarium fungus
...The basic underpinnings are very important," Leslie said. One project in his lab is currently funded by the International Sorghum, Millet and Other grains Collaborative Research Support Program, known as INTSORMIL. "We've been looking at a lot of strains from subsistence agriculture from Africa and, a...CSIRO deal to commercialize 'artificial gut'
...irst of its kind in the world. The prototype works by mimicking the human digestion process and was originally developed to test the properties of new grains being developed by the Flagship. Dr Bruce Lee, Director of the Food Futures Flagship, said this commercialisation agreement will help address the gr...Food security: It starts with seed
...od-related human issues through modification of seed composition. Among the wide range of cutting-edge topics that this book covers are the pursuit of grains that could eradicate global malnutrition and the potential growth of vaccines. This book provides valuable, science-based insights for researchers ...Evidence of the 'Lost World' -- did dinosaurs survive the end Cretaceous extinctions?
...ate that the rocks containing the bones are younger than the extinction event. Fassett has analysed the magnetic polarity of the rocks, and the pollen grains they contain, different approaches to finding the age of rocks which, he concludes "independently indicate that they do indeed post-date the extinctio...Male flower parts responsible for potent grapevine perfume: UBC research
... University of British Columbia scientists have traced the fragrant scent of grapevine flowers to pollen grains stored in the anthers, contrary to common perception that petals alone produce perfume. While studying grapes used to produce Cabernet Sauvignon fr...NIST discovers how strain at grain boundaries suppresses high-temperature superconductivity
...rchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a reduction in mechanical strain at the boundaries of crystal grains can significantly improve the performance of high-temperature superconductors (HTS). Their results* could lead to lower cost and significantly improve...Neogen Named Supplier of Chr. Hansen Probiotics for Swine and Poultry
... antibiotics to manage disease," said James Herbert, Neogen's chief executive officer. "With our tests for bacterial pathogens, natural toxins in feed grains and antibiotic residues, and our disinfectants and veterinary instruments that we already offer to the swine and poultry markets, Christian Hansen's p...Osage Bio Energy Kicks Off 'Barley Bin Builder' Yield Contest
... of farmers will want to take advantage of barley as a part of their cropping system," said Bryan Taliaferro, President of Virginia Identity Preserved grains LLC. "We have the potential to reach barley yields in excess of 120 bushels per acre," said Wade Thomason, Virginia Tech Extension Grain Specialist....Bunge Limited Schedules Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call
...al agribusiness and food production chain. The company supplies fertilizer to farmers in South America, originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities worldwide, produces food products for commercial customers and consumers, and supplies raw materials and services t...POET Receives Additional $76 Million in Federal Funding For Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol
... States with one more under construction. The company produces and markets more than 1.4 billion gallons of ethanol and 350 million tons of distillers grains annually. For more information, go to http://www.poet.com. CONTACT: Nathan Schock, Director, Public Relations Phone: (605) 965-6428 ...Edmonton to be site of world's first industrial scale municipal waste-to-ethanol facility
... - Advanced in-situ processes - Advanced and nano materials About Ethanol ------------- - Ethanol is a renewable transportation fuel made from grains such as corn and wheat, or from the cellulose fibres found in biomass including agricultural, municipal and forestry waste. Ethanol is affordabl...Boston College, MIT researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency
...ectric products, and the researchers crushed it into a nanoscopic dust and then reconstituted it in bulk form, albeit with nanoscale constituents. The grains and irregularities of the reconstituted alloy dramatically slowed the passage of phonons through the material, radically transforming the thermoelectr...GreenField Ethanol and Enerkem Announce Plans to Make Cellulosic Ethanol a Commercial Reality
...ng industrial plants will be key to scaling up our production." About Ethanol ------------- Ethanol is a renewable transportation fuel made from grains such as corn and wheat, or from the cellulose found in a wide array of plants and other biomass. Ethanol is affordable and offers unique environmental...Bunge Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $245 Million
...al agribusiness and food production chain. The company supplies fertilizer to farmers in South America, originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities worldwide, produces food products for commercial customers and consumers and supplies raw materials and services to...