National Food Institute of Denmark maintains its assessment of bisphenol A

After having examined the European Food Safety Authority, EFSA’s new health assessment of bisphenol A, the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, maintains its assessment of the…

Garlic extract could help cystic fibrosis patients fight infection

A chemical found in garlic can kill bacteria that cause life-threatening lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis, research suggests.

A standard operation procedure to effectively detect dietetically absorbed plant miRNAs

In a new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Chen-Yu Zhang, Xi Chen and Ke Zen’s group at Nanjing University systematically characterized the kinetics of plant microRNAs…

Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, Dartmouth study shows

In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself…