Handwashing with cold water just as good as hot water for killing bacteria

A new study shows that washing your hands with cold water instead of hot for as little as 10 seconds is enough to ward off harmful bacteria.

Purdue scientists have bright idea for detecting harmful bacteria in food products

Scientists looking for traces of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods soon could have a new detection method on their hands – turning off the lights to see if the bacteria glow in the dark.

Study reveals depression to be a key link between intimate partner violence and food insecurity

Women who experience physical, mental or sexual abuse at the hands of their partners have an increased likelihood of being food insecure. That’s according to a new study out of the University of Houston Texas Obesity Research Center (TORC), which may prove valuable to those creating interventions for those populations…

European Children Helped To Resist Unhealthy Temptations

It is easy for children and teenagers in Europe to get their hands on sweets and other unhealthy foods. A major European research project has therefore developed a range of tools that children and teenagers can use to ward off temptation…