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ICAR – ICRISAT finalise 5-year action plan

ICAR – ICRISAT finalise 5-year action plan

This plan will focus on technologies especially suited to harsh conditions of the drylands.A five-year plan for Indian agricultural research has been finalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between one of

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Researchers identify brain circuits that may act as a brake on binge eating and junk food craving

Researchers identify brain circuits that may act as a brake on binge eating and junk food craving

In rats who had spent a month eating a low-fat diet, researchers successfully inhibited the fatty food seeking behaviors. The findings are currently available in Behavioural Brain Research.Have you ever wondered why we crave the

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Access to Seeds Index shows seed industry making slow progress in key regions, including Africa

Access to Seeds Index shows seed industry making slow progress in key regions, including Africa

India is the country with the highest number of global seed companies investing in local seed business activities. Global seed companies are adapting their products to combat the impact of climate cess nutrition needs. But

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Scientists develop computer program to aid food safety experts in pathogen testing

Scientists develop computer program to aid food safety experts in pathogen testing

Food-borne listeria monocytogenes infects about 1,600 people in the U.S. each year with flu-like symptoms, with about one in five of those infections ending in death.An innovative computer program could be a big help for

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High-protein rice brings value, nutrition

High-protein rice brings value, nutrition

Crop breeders build yield, market for high-protein riceMore than 750 million people don’t get enough nutrients from their food. More than two-thirds of those people live in places that consume a lot of rice. Can

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Singapore researchers develop natural food stabiliser

Singapore researchers develop natural food stabiliser

The findings are the culmination of a three-year research project led by Professor William Chen, Director of NTU’s Food Science and Technology programme.Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an all-natural food

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Rising carbon dioxide levels likely to boost crop yields

Rising carbon dioxide levels likely to boost crop yields

Hotter temperatures may offset the negative effects of higher carbon dioxide levels on seed qualityRecent research has shown that rising carbon dioxide levels will likely boost yields, but at the cost of nutrition. A new

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Practice of leaving 2-hour gap between dinner and sleep does not affect blood glucose, says a research

Practice of leaving 2-hour gap between dinner and sleep does not affect blood glucose, says a research

The traditional Japanese diet contains a lot of vegetables and soup, and the portion sizes are small. The findings might therefore not be applicable to other nations, add the researchers.Leaving a two-hour gap between the

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Boosting meal memories could help manage overeating, suggests a new research

Boosting meal memories could help manage overeating, suggests a new research

Preliminary research suggests a role for two areas of the hippocampus in regulating future eating.Researchers have identified cells in the brains of male rats that appear to control future food intake by preserving memories of

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New institute for food safety to open in Netherlands

New institute for food safety to open in Netherlands

This merger will benefit our knowledge in the area of food and feed safety, as well as our knowledge of food fraudDutch Public University, Wageningen University & Research and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product