Science news articles about 'institute of food research'

  • Scientists developing food allergy treatment

    ... Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy. "Food allergy affects ... citizens and there is no cure," says Dr Clare Mills of the Institute of Food Research, a lead partner ...
  • Hayfever hope

    ... of people with hay fever. In the first human study of its kind, scientists at the Institute of Food Research found that probiotic bacteria in a daily drink can modify the immune system's response to ...
  • 'Addicted' cells provide early cancer diagnosis

    ... in the very earliest stages of colorectal cancer," says Professor Ian Johnson at the Institute of Food Research. "We detected clear chemical differences in these genes in otherwise normal tissue in ...
  • Prebiotic potential of almonds

    ... other health benefits, such as reducing cholesterol. Recently published work by the Institute of Food Research has identified potential prebiotic properties of almonds that could help improve our ...
  • Designer diet for prostate cancer

    ... , and the risk of localised cancer becoming more aggressive. For the first time, a research group at the Institute of Food Research led by Professor Richard Mithen has provided an explanation of how ...
  • Pectin power

    ... effects of foods are based on population studies," says Professor Vic Morris from the Institute of Food Research. "For this research we tested a molecular mechanism and showed that it is viable." ...
  • On the origin of subspecies

    ... James of the National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) at the Institute of Food Research. "We can sift through billions of DNA bases to clearly spot a wild yeast or the mosaic ...
  • Rhythmic genomics -- the yeast metronome and the walk of life

    ... s oldest clock. In a paper published in Genome Research scientists show how ribosomal RNA genes ... hybrids. Steve James, lead researcher at the Institute of Food Research (IFR), said "I have sequenced ...
  • Salmonella's sweet tooth predicts its downfall

    ... time UK scientists have shown what the food poisoning bug Salmonella feeds on to survive ... body," says Dr Arthur Thompson from the Institute of Food Research. The nutrition of bacteria during infection ...
  • Genetically engineered bacteria are sweet success against IBD

    ... a living system using something that can be eaten," said Professor Simon Carding of the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia Medical School, lead author on the research. "The ...

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