Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
A group of scientists from Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, have created an artificial small intestine system to test the level of absorption of
A team of researchers at the Department of Biotechnology at AIIMS, New Delhi, has shown that adding vitamin C as a nutritional supplement while treating drug-sensitive tuberculosis patients with first-line TB drugs will boost the
A study conducted by University of Florida has shown that aged garlic extract may help obese people ward off painful inflammation and lower cholesterol levels. Obesity often brings an increased risk of inflammation that may
A group of scientists at the National Brain Research Centre in Manesar, Haryana, and the Bose Institute, Kolkata, has shown that a compound extracted from neem seeds can reverse behavioural changes and extend the lifespan of
A group of researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a promising developing drug that has been shown to selectively shrink excess fat by increasing fat cell metabolism. The
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that in laboratory tests and animal models, trehalose enhances the virulence of epidemic C. difficile lineages that predominate in patient infections. The increasing
A group of scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia have developed the world’s first ‘speed breeding’ technique that can boost the production of the crop by up to three times. The speed
A group of scientists at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have discovered that eating more fibre can help trim one’s waistline and combat obesity. Fibre can be found in whole grains, fruit, vegetables and
A group of engineers at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi have developed a solar-powered on-farm storage structure that can increase the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables in regions where cold storage
Scientists at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) have developed high humidity storage boxes that helps extend the shelf-life of leafy vegetables thereby cutting down the post-harvest losses. It can extend the shelf-life