News tagged with nutrient
Climate change turns up heat on mushrooms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that spring-fruiting fungi, including the morel and St George’s mushroom are fruiting nearly three weeks earlier than they did 50 years ago.
Dec 09, 2009 |
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ADA releases updated position paper on nutrient supplementation
While supplements can help some people meet their nutrition needs, eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods is the best way for most people to obtain the nutrients they need to be healthy and reduce their risk of chronic ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Brooding fishes take up nutrients from their own children
In the pipefish, the male cares for the offspring. Apart from the ones he sucks the life out of. The discovery of filial cannibalism in the pipefish is now creating a stir in the research world.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Sustainable Corn Production Supports Advanced Biofuel Feedstocks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers worldwide are trying to economically convert cellulosic biomass such as corn stover into "cellulosic ethanol." But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found that ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products
A recent study confirms that the antioxidants and other plant-based nutrients in chocolate and cocoa products are highly associated with the amount of non-fat cocoa-derived ingredients in the product. The study expands on ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Multiple health concerns surface as winter, vitamin D deficiences arrive
A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient, increased awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it, spurred research ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Plants prefer their kin, crowd out competition from strangers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Plants don't mind sharing space with their kin but when they're potted with strangers of the same species they start invigorating their leaves, a study by McMaster University reveals.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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In the war between the sexes, the one with the closest fungal relationship wins
The war between the sexes has been fought on many fronts throughout time -- from humans to birds to insects, the animal kingdom is replete with species involved in their own skirmishes. A recent study by Dr. Sarah Eppley ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Ice cream researchers making sweet strides with 'functional foods' (w/ Video)
A comfort food, a tasty treat, an indulgence - ice cream conjures feelings of happiness and satisfaction for millions. Ice cream researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered ways to make ice cream ...
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Mapping nutrient distributions over the Atlantic Ocean
Large-scale distributions of two important nutrient pools - dissolved organic nitrogen and dissolved organic phosphorus (DON and DOP) have been systematically mapped for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean in a study led ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Help your kidneys: Pass on salt and diet soda
Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 01, 2009 |
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Model microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized
Among the many changes in the ocean is the expansion of oxygen-deficient or oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), also known as dead zones, which affect the processes by which carbon is captured and sequestered on ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Lake Research That Isn't All Wet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The federal government may not have been able to save California from massive budget cuts, but at least a stimulus research grant will help scientists understand the biology of western lakes.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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From grass to water, Chesapeake Bay experts differ on meaning of 'clean'
After a recent rain, Baltimore's Inner Harbor is clogged with an eclectic combination of garbage -- soda bottles and a large purple ball, sticks and dirt, candy wrappers and a hollowed-out television.
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Precise blending makes marketable product from ethanol co-product
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University researcher has found a way to predict the nutrient content in distillers dried grains with solubles, making the ethanol byproduct more marketable as a feedstock.
Sep 18, 2009 |
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