News tagged with soluble fiber

UW plant breeders develop an even heart-healthier oat

University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An apple a day? Study shows soluble fiber boosts immune system

A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber—found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters—saying that it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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Nanotech cotton opens up new possibilities for the fiber -- and its fans

Cotton is going high-tech in New Orleans, La., where a team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists is continuing a long tradition of innovative research on the prized natural fiber.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fiber laser points to woven 3-D displays

Most light emitters, from candles to light bulbs to computer screens, look the same from any angle. But in a paper published this week on the Nature Photonics website, MIT researchers report the development of a n ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Protein behavior might hold the key to synthetic silk

The world may just have moved a step closer to the reality of comic books.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Graphene quantum dots: The next big small thing

A Rice University laboratory has found a way to turn common carbon fiber into graphene quantum dots, tiny specks of matter with properties expected to prove useful in electronic, optical and biomedical applications.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Asparagus benefits from X-ray treatment

As consumer demand for convenient, nutritious foods increases, pre-cut and packaged fruit and vegetables become more popular. Food producers are looking to science to discover new ways to safely extend the shelf life of these ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learning secrets of world's most common organic compound driving research for biofuels

Preliminary research at Kansas State University may make a difference one day at the gas pump.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low sodium salt substitute; good for heart, diabetes and high blood patients

A group of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) successfully produced Cardio-mate or a salt substitute from plants with low sodium content which proves to be friendly for heart, diabetes and high ...

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Metallic molecules to nanotubes: Spread out!

(PhysOrg.com) -- A lab at Rice University has stepped forward with an efficient method to disperse nanotubes in a way that preserves their unique properties -- and adds more.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tau-induced memory loss in Alzheimer's mice is reversible

Amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits in the brain are characteristic features of Alzheimer disease. The effect on the hippocampus, the area of the brain that plays a central role in learning and memory, is ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Best Valentine's Day bets for your sweetie, and your heart

Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine’s Day. If you want to keep your true love’s heart beating strong, Susan Ofria, clinical nutrition manager at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, said the real food of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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