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Essential oils from garlic can kill Lyme disease bacteria

Essential oils from garlic can kill Lyme disease bacteria

According to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.

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Scientists use buttermilk-based bioformulation to fight cotton crop disease

Scientists use buttermilk-based bioformulation to fight cotton crop disease

A team of scientists at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) found that a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens can be used to fight Tobacco Streak Virus (TSV) in cotton crop.   The formulation,

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Nottingham researchers develop edible food packaging

Nottingham researchers develop edible food packaging

A team of researchers from the University of Nottingham, UK has used plant carbohydrates and proteins to develop a 100 per cent biodegradable and edible food packaging.   Derived from konjac flour and starch, cellulose

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Lactic Acid Bacteria in Kimchi Reduce Cholesterol in Blood

Lactic Acid Bacteria in Kimchi Reduce Cholesterol in Blood

World Institute of Kimchi, which discovers and promotes kimchi’s scientific excellence, announces that the results of an animal test showed that lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi (a probiotic) significantly reduced cholesterol levels in blood.

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Researchers develop rapid test to detect E. coli in food

Researchers develop rapid test to detect E. coli in food

A team of researchers at the University of Western Ontario in Canada has developed a novel testing kit that can detect Escherichia coli (E.coli) much more quickly than existing methods. The kit detects E. coli

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Bacteria from rotten pomegranade can be used for producing cellulose

Bacteria from rotten pomegranade can be used for producing cellulose

Scientists at the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have isolated a bacterial strain from rotten pomegranate which promises to help produce bacterial cellulose on a large scale.   Bacterial cellulose have better physicochemical properties such

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Artificial Sweetener Demand Witnesses Rising Indulgence as Sugar Intolerance Dilutes Sales of High Calorie Variants

Artificial Sweetener Demand Witnesses Rising Indulgence as Sugar Intolerance Dilutes Sales of High Calorie Variants

Growing consumption of low-calorie food varieties, diet carbonated soft drinks, and sugar substitutes have been cited as key growth levers of Artificial Sweetener Market in Fact.MR’s latest market study. The research tracks the broader trends

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Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are top health fears for older men

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are top health fears for older men

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are the most common health concerns for older men in the west, a new survey by Lycored suggests.  Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are the most common health concerns for older men

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Cottonseed oil may reduce cholesterol, says a study

Cottonseed oil may reduce cholesterol, says a study

Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil drastically improved cholesterol profiles in young adult men. The researchers conducted a five-day outpatient feeding trial of 15 healthy,

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Researchers study silver nanoparticles in food contact materials

Researchers study silver nanoparticles in food contact materials

Silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a meter) in size, are being incorporated outside the United States into a variety of kitchen products known as food contact materials (FCMs) such as