Could FRUIT help heart attack patients?
A team of doctors and biologists at Cambridge University believe injecting a chemical found in strawberries and apples could reduce the damage to the heart in the aftermath of an attack. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strawberries and Baking Soda not the Answer for Teeth Whitening
Can you ditch the whitening strips and dump the dentist for whiter teeth? From "The Dr. Oz Show" to YouTube videos, experts say you can reclaim those pearly whites simply by mixing fruit, such as strawberries, with some baking soda, and applying the all-natural concoction to your teeth. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 17, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Dental and Teeth Source Type: news
NHAES scientists share in $10M USDA research grant
(University of New Hampshire) New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists at the University of New Hampshire are among those who have been awarded a $10 million, five-year federal grant to develop and apply modern DNA-based tools to deliver new cultivated varieties of rosaceous crops such as apples, peaches, strawberries, and cherries with superior product quality and disease resistance. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 8, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
This New Method of Farming Could Change Where Our Food Comes From
Caleb Harper, founder of the CITYFarm Research Project, and his team at MIT’s Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass. appear to have found a way to grow food four times faster than it does in nature, using a new farming method called “Aeroponics.”
Unlike regular hydroponics, a growing method that uses water instead of soil, the plants at CITYFarm do not sit in still water, but rather have their roots suspended in a “fog chamber” which sprays a nutrient-rich mist.
The CITYFarmers take great care to monitor each aspect of the plants’ growth, to see which conditions work the best, including a techniq...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - October 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Lester Tags: Uncategorized Farming Food Source Type: news
Help stop the decline of bees with only a single window box
Imagine a world without cappuccinos, chocolate, apples, strawberries or even Somerset cider. These products are all dependent on insect pollination, yet in recent years there has been a dramatic decline in bee and pollinator populations. A festival this weekend aims to show how people can make a difference with only a single window box. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 1, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: ; Press Release Source Type: news
