Dietary changes don't prevent recurrent polyps, eight-center study shows
...ts only had a slight increase. Consumption of red meat dropped by about 20 percent in the diet group but only 2.5 percent in the control group. Use of whole grains increased 38 percent in the diet group, but declined in the control group. Nonetheless, polyps recurred in 39.7 percent of the diet group a...Potential gene therapy carriers created that mimic viruses, without the risk
...ty to a popular Polish dumpling filled either with meat or sweets. The knedels are shell cross-linked structures surrounding a hydrophobic, or water insoluble, core domain. Needless to say, the knedels are too small to see with the naked eye. They have diameters ranging from 10 to 100 nanometers, so tha...Peer review set for NTP Studies May 18
... hydrate; the moth ball ingredient napthalene; the meat and fish preservative sodium nitrite; an ingredient in hard or high temperature resistant plastics p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyl Sulfone, and indium phosphide, which is used in making solar cells, semi-conductors, lasers and photodiodes. ...To combat poaching, Florida officials use wildlife forensics
...game officials enlisted it in 1998 to determine if meat came from Florida's native white-tailed deer or an...s can be hunted in Florida.) Clark determined the meat came from female turkeys, strengthening the case against the suspected poacher. Other cases have inv...Where does Japan's whale meat come from?
...h of whales is disguising an undocumented trade in meat from accidentally caught and possibly poached whal... researchers. According to a new analysis of whale meat in the country, if the trade continues it could drive a unique subgroup of minke whales in the Sea o...NSF-funded researchers discover evidence of microscopic life at the South Pole
...ococcus was first discovered in cans of irradiated meat in the 1950's, and is able to withstand extreme dryness and large doses of radiation. It is possible that the related bacteria from the South Pole may also possess these characteristics. "While we expected to find some bacteria in the South Po...Purdue researcher solves sorghum mystery
...nd brewing products, and it sometimes is used as a meat extender. Sorghum contains slightly more calories than corn but fewer grams of fat. The digestibility problem has mystified agriculturists for years. "We've recognized this the last 20 years and not known what to do with it," Hamaker said. "If this h...Purdue researchers track deadly foodborne bacterium
...pothetical probe, "and know whether that sample of meat contains a harmful pathogen such as the E. Coli 0157:H7 strain. We can do the test in 15 minutes, but right now we're days away from that 15 minutes because it takes us days to build up enough of the bacteria to test to see whether it is the deadly v...Cloned pig debuts in Science, sets the stage for organ transplants
...enetic pig types that have been carefully bred for meat production and increase the breeding stock of these animals. The scientists plan to continue their cloning research using the microinjection technique and hope to improve their success rate in the future.......raised since birth on an omnivorous diet including meat and dairy products. A year after the measurement of B12 status, all three groups were administered a broad spectrum of psychological tests using standard methods to measure cognitive abilities and some aspects of psychomotor functioning. After adjus...National conference to discuss changing rural landscapes
...ending the conference. "These talks will put meat on the bones of what people are already saying and feeling," he commented. "... These talks will show the world is a different place than 20 years ago, but nobody has had a finger on the pulse of these changes -- up until now." ...Olive oil seems to protect against bowel cancer
...ables in the diet. The authors explain that a high meat intake increases the amount of a bile acid called deoxycyclic acid, which reduced the activity of an enzyme, diamine oxidase (DAO). DAO is thought to regulate cell turnover in the bowel lining, and its reduction may therefore be important in abnorma...Olive oil seems to protect against cancer
...ables in the diet. The authors explain that a high meat intake increases the amount of a bile acid called deoxycyclic acid, which reduces the activity of an enzyme, diamine oxidase (DAO). DAO is thought to regulate cell turnover in the bowel lining, and its reduction may therefore be important in abnormal......ily history of an early MI, or the addition of red meat to the diet did not significantly alter the magnitude of risk reduction. In an accompanying editorial, Jacobs and Murtaugh suggest that plant foods appear to prevent arteriosclerosis not just by substituting for dietary fat, but as beneficial sub...K-State professor develops vaccine to stop liver abscess in cattle
... will continue feeding cattle high-grain diets, as meat from grain-fed cattle is more tender and juicy compared to cattle fed primarily all-grass diets. Also, grain-fed beef is less expensive for consumers. About 5 million livers are condemned each year because of liver abscess. With livers selling at an ......osing organisms, Thermoplasma requires extracts of meat or yeast when it is grown in culture. The genes of the metabolic enzymes that allow the degradation and uptake of nutrients from dead organisms were only identified by a couple of organisms. As a result of the surprising similarity between Thermo...¡Ciao! down: Mediterranean diet after a heart attack adds years to life
... few potentially harmful foods such as butter, red meat and foods rich in animal fat. You can still enjoy your life and your food without being on a strict diet. This approach could increase the feasibility of adopting healthy dietary habits that will be maintained in the long term....USGS issues alert for deadly disease in birds
...gloves when dressing out game, and thoroughly cook meat before eating. Vacuolar myelinopathy is a nervous system lesion. In affected birds it appears as open spaces in the white matter of the brain. Scientists have determined the spaces are caused by separation of the myelin layers that surround and prot......4,000 people had been exposed through contaminated meat and dairy products. PBB accumulates in fatty tissue in the body and is stored for years. In the current study, researchers contacted female offspring, 5 to 24 years of age, born after the Michigan PBB incident to mothers listed as exposed to PBB i...... eat more unhealthy foods like ice cream and fatty meat products, and less fruit, cereal and vegetables. Such tendencies are particularly dangerous for these individuals, since smoking and drinking both increase the body's demand for healthy foods containing the antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. "Further ...