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Prune juice not necessary: New research should make bowel movements easier

If you hate prune juice and chalky fiber supplements, just sit down and relax. Help is on the way. In a research report published online in The FASEB Journal, a team of researchers has discovered a new way to make it a l ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5




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Legume lessons: Reducing fertilizer use through beneficial microbe reactions

Janine Sherrier, professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware, is part of a team that has been awarded $6.8 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pass the lycopene: Scientist can protect supplements inside food

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University food scientist has developed a way to encase nutritional supplements in food-based products so that one day consumers might be able to sprinkle vitamins, antioxidants and ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Forage, corn feed alternative for cattle may come from biodiesel industry

Crude glycerin, a byproduct of biodiesel production, could be an economical ingredient in cattle diets, according to studies by Texas AgriLife Research and West Texas A&M University personnel.

Biology / Other

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Nanofiber breakthrough holds promise for medicine and microprocessors

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for creating nanofibers made of proteins, developed by researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), promises to greatly improve drug delivery methods ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cables spanning Pacific ocean seafloor to give ocean science a new edge

Scripps researchers, NOAA and TE SubCom agree to pursue science ports on transcontinental fiber optic cable lines to help monitor earthquakes, tsunamis and other forces.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The disappearance of the elephant caused the rise of modern man 400,000 years ago

Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern humans, has n ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover anti-inflammatory polyphenols in apple peels

Here's another reason why "an apple a day keeps the doctor away"—according to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, oral ingestion of apple polyphenols (antioxidants found in apple peels) ...

Biology / Other

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Super-spaghetti' with heart-healthy label now possible

Consumers could soon see packages of pasta labeled "good source of dietary fiber" and "may reduce the risk of heart disease" thanks to the development of a new genre of pasta made with barley—a grain famous for giving ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate

"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New research by a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A guiding light for new directions in energy production

The science of light and liquids has been intimately entwined since Léon Foucault discovered the speed of light in 1862, when he observed that light travels more slowly in water than in air. This physical ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast


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