Mind reading: Spatial patterns of brain activity decode what people taste

A team of researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam and the Charite University Hospital in Berlin have revealed how taste is encoded in patterns of neural activity in the…

Planning a visit to Germany? You might want to avoid the beer…

If you’re going to Oktoberfest next month to enjoy the delights of German beer, you might get more than you bargained for.

Good risk communication, safer food

Food scares make authorities uneasy. In previous cases, national food safety agencies have not always known how to react, making the public wary. For example, in 2011, the German health authorities incorrectly linked the deadly E

Recommendations From Guidelines on Obesity In Type 2 Diabetes Are Largely Consistent

Weight reduction, diet, exercise and behavioral therapy advised / strength of the recommendation varies On 10th July 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of obesity in type 2 diabetes…

Geriatric Patients At High Risk Of Vitamin D Deficiency

The great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital were found to have vitamin D deficiency. Stefan Schilling presents his study results in Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[3]: 33-8)…

Vitamin D Could Lower Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have shown that people with a good vitamin D supply are at lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

New Food Zapping Process

A collaborative agreement between CSIRO and two German organisations is providing Australian food companies with access to a new processing technology which uses low-energy electron beams rather than heat or chemicals to decontaminate food…