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Study looks into safety and early outcomes of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

In May 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a gene replacement therapy for the inherited, progressive neuromuscular disease 5q-linked spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

26 Aug 2020

Study shows heather plant is a valuable source of antioxidants

Heather is a source of useful biologically active substances that have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, neuroprotective, and cardioprotective effects.

26 Aug 2020

Excessive consumption of fructose may lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Excessive consumption of fructose -; a sweetener ubiquitous in the American diet -; can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is comparably abundant in the United States.

25 Aug 2020

Less popular farming methods could help farmers fight against climate change

New research from Ghana shows less popular methods of biochar application are more effective in promoting cowpea growth and yield.

25 Aug 2020

Climate change and land use could increase soil loss due to water runoff

Soil loss due to water runoff could increase greatly around the world over the next 50 years due to climate change and intensive land cultivation.

25 Aug 2020

Success of global forest restoration depends on prioritizing local communities

Forest restoration is a crucial element in strategies to mitigate climate change and conserve global biodiversity in the coming decades, and much of the focus is on formerly tree-covered lands in the tropics.

25 Aug 2020

Global review: Big mammals at highest risk of extinction in the world's poorest countries

Big mammals such as elephants, rhinos and primates are at highest risk of extinction in the national parks and nature reserves of the world's poorest countries, a new global review has found.

25 Aug 2020

Study of fossil pollen samples reveals vulnerability to mass extinctions in future

Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen since the retreat of glaciers and arrival of humans about 13,000 years ago, cautions a new study published August 20 in the journal Global Change Biology.

25 Aug 2020

Researchers develop multiplex genetic diagnostic device for early detection, prevention of crop diseases

A research group composed of Professor Takayuki Shibata and his colleagues at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology has applied a microfluidic chip technology to develop a multiplex genetic diagnostic device for the early detection and prevention of crop diseases.

24 Aug 2020

Novel method to enhance biological nitrogen fixation in modern soybean cultivars

Soybean has been domesticated over 6000 years ago, and since then, it has been an innate part of Chinese agriculture for a long time.

24 Aug 2020

Study examines the impact of low-carb, high-fat diet in older people

A new study, published in Nutrition and Metabolism, from researchers with the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Nutrition Obesity Research Center observed improvements in body composition, fat distribution and metabolic health in response to an eight-week, very low-carbohydrate diet.

21 Aug 2020

A metabolic enzyme could be potential target for immunotherapies

The metabolic enzyme IL4I1 (Interleukin-4-Induced-1) promotes the spread of tumor cells and suppresses the immune system.

21 Aug 2020

Least favorite vegetables could prevent advanced blood vessel disease

New research has shown some of our least favourite vegetables could be the most beneficial when it comes to preventing advanced blood vessel disease.

21 Aug 2020

Seafood has potential to meet the increased need for protein and nutrients

Policy reforms and technological improvements could drive seafood production upward by as much as 75% over the next three decades, research by Oregon State University and an international collaboration suggests.

21 Aug 2020

Researchers identify a new type of PII-like proteins in Lactobacillus hilgardii LMG 7934

The team is led by Associate Professor Ayrat Kayumov (Department of Genetics, Kazan Federal University). In this research, the scientists not only performed genome sequencing, but also found a completely new type of PII-Like Protein PotN.

20 Aug 2020

Reduction in U.S. plant breeding programs affects food security

The majority of today's plant-based food is a product of plant breeding. U.S. public plant breed-ing programs often focus on crops that are important to society but may be less profitable than crops that drive the bottom line for large businesses.

20 Aug 2020

Greater gut microbial diversity in kidney cancer patients linked to better treatment outcomes

Physicians at City of Hope, working in collaboration with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is associated with better treatment outcomes on Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy regimens.

20 Aug 2020

UT-led effort to develop research network to support urban sustainability

Environmental change, population growth, and accelerating consumption of food, energy, and water resources are creating challenges for urban sustainability worldwide.

19 Aug 2020

Study shows how high-protein diet protects against fatty liver

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in the world, with sometimes life-threatening consequences.

19 Aug 2020

'Farm-tuning' cover crop mixtures to achieve maximum ecosystem services

Penn State researchers, in a recent study, were surprised to learn that they could take the exact same number of seeds from the same plants, put them in agricultural fields across the Mid-Atlantic region and get profoundly different stands of cover crops a few months later.

19 Aug 2020

Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Study looks into safety and early outcomes of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

Study shows heather plant is a valuable source of antioxidants

Excessive consumption of fructose may lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Less popular farming methods could help farmers fight against climate change

Climate change and land use could increase soil loss due to water runoff

Success of global forest restoration depends on prioritizing local communities

Global review: Big mammals at highest risk of extinction in the world's poorest countries

Study of fossil pollen samples reveals vulnerability to mass extinctions in future

Researchers develop multiplex genetic diagnostic device for early detection, prevention of crop diseases

Novel method to enhance biological nitrogen fixation in modern soybean cultivars

Study examines the impact of low-carb, high-fat diet in older people

A metabolic enzyme could be potential target for immunotherapies

Least favorite vegetables could prevent advanced blood vessel disease

Seafood has potential to meet the increased need for protein and nutrients

Researchers identify a new type of PII-like proteins in Lactobacillus hilgardii LMG 7934

Reduction in U.S. plant breeding programs affects food security

Greater gut microbial diversity in kidney cancer patients linked to better treatment outcomes

UT-led effort to develop research network to support urban sustainability

Study shows how high-protein diet protects against fatty liver

'Farm-tuning' cover crop mixtures to achieve maximum ecosystem services

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