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May 3, 2025

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No More Copy-Pasting: DNA Base Editing for Better Lactobacillus Strains

Apr. 24, 2025 — A team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to create a strain that doesn't produce ...

Wild Chimps Filmed Sharing 'Boozy' Fruit

Apr. 21, 2025 — Wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing ...

Nonalcoholic Beer Yeasts Evaluated for Fermentation Activity, Flavor Profiles

Apr. 18, 2025 — Food scientists evaluated 11 commercially available yeast strains to identify their strengths based on chemical analysis and sensory panel opinions. Most of the yeasts that were tested are strains ...

Eight or More Drinks Per Week Linked to Signs of Injury in the Brain

Apr. 9, 2025 — Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new ...

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Eat Better, Breathe Easier? Research Points to Link Between Diet, Lung Cancer

Mar. 13, 2025 — A new study shows how the lungs respond to poor ...

Is Red Wine a Healthier Choice Than White Wine? Uncorking the Cancer Risks

Mar. 10, 2025 — Researchers have conducted a study that scours 'the vast and often contradictory literature on the carcinogenicity of red and white wine' to assess whether this assumption holds up, and to compare ...

Study Finds Consumer Openness to Smoke-Impacted Wines, Offering New Market Opportunities

Feb. 11, 2025 — Certain groups of consumers appear to be open to drinking smoke-impacted wines, a finding in a new study that could provide market opportunities for ...

Study Finds New Link Between Food Choices, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 5, 2025 — New research has shown that diet could influence the risk of both depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms ...

Using Sugars from Peas Speeds Up Sour Beer Brewing

Feb. 5, 2025 — Sour beers have become a fixture on microbrewery menus and store shelves. They're enjoyed for their tart, complex flavors, but some can require long and complicated brewing processes. Researchers ...

Study Shows Potential of Resveratrol to Aid Fertility

Jan. 30, 2025 — A new study has highlighted the potential of resveratrol, a natural compound found in grapes, blueberries, and raspberries, to enhance female fertility. The systematic review found that resveratrol ...

Dogs Trained to Sniff out Spotted Lanternflies Could Help Reduce Spread

Jan. 2, 2025 — Growers and conservationists have a new weapon to detect invasive spotted lanternflies early and limit their spread: dogs trained to sniff out egg masses that overwinter in vineyards and ...

Drinking Coffee May Help Prevent Mental Decline in People With Atrial Fibrillation

Dec. 19, 2024 — A study of more than 2,400 people with atrial fibrillation, who had an average age of 73, found that drinking more than five cups of caffeinated ...

New Evidence on the Relationship Between Moderate Wine Consumption and Cardiovascular Health

Dec. 18, 2024 — Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study ...

Researchers Eliminate the Gritty Mouth Feel: How to Make It Easier to Eat Fiber-Rich Foods

Nov. 20, 2024 — Fiber is something that most of us get far too little of. To change that, we need to actually enjoy eating it. Food researchers have now invented a ...

Making 'Scents' of Aromas That Differentiate Beer and Wine

Oct. 29, 2024 — Today, people increasingly seek non-alcoholic versions of beer or wine. Despite boasting different flavors, these two drinks share many aromas, which makes it difficult to produce alcohol-free ...

Outdoor Businesses and Venues Could Benefit from Boosting Biodiversity

Oct. 3, 2024 — Visitors to vineyards enjoyed their tours more when they heard enhanced sounds of diverse birdsong, new research has ...

Fruit Juice Offers a Fresh Take on Kombucha

Sep. 27, 2024 — Kombucha is a fizzy, tangy drink made by fermenting tea. But brewers are now fermenting other plant-based drinks to explore nutritional properties and flavors. Researchers compared the biochemistry ...

Can the MIND Diet Lower the Risk of Memory Problems Later in Life?

Sep. 18, 2024 — People whose diet more closely resembles the MIND diet may have a lower risk of cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Results were similar for Black and white participants. These results do ...

Creating Full-Taste, Reduced Alcohol Wine and Spirits: New Trial Opens Realm of Possibilities

Sep. 18, 2024 — A new study has successfully used porous liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation for the first time, creating exciting potential for advancing both environmental sustainability and public ...

Replacing Ultra-Processed Foods in Diet Reduces Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Sep. 16, 2024 — People who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPF) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but this risk can be lowered by consuming less processed foods instead, finds a new ...

Killer Yeasts May Help Remedy a Craft Beer Brewing Bother

Sep. 12, 2024 — Diastatic yeasts can spoil craft beer through hyperattenuation, which boosts the alcohol content and causes bottles to explode. Killer toxins, which are produced by other yeast strains, hint at a ...

Getting the Stink out of Smoke-Tainted Wine

Aug. 29, 2024 — Wildfires can damage crops, even if flames come nowhere near the plants. One outcome can be an unpleasant flavor and smell of wine that is made from grapes exposed to smoke. But researchers say that ...

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Cells That Delay First Bite of Food

July 10, 2024 — Do you grab a fork and take a first bite of cake, or say no and walk away? Our motivation to eat is driven by a complex web of cells in the brain that use signals from within the body, as well as ...

Sixty-Million-Year-Old Grape Seeds Reveal How the Death of the Dinosaurs May Have Paved the Way for Grapes to Spread

July 1, 2024 — Scientists discovered the oldest fossil grapes in the Western Hemisphere, which help show how after the death of the dinosaurs, grapes spread across the ...

Wild Yeasts from Patagonia Could Yield New Flavors of Lagers

June 20, 2024 — New strains of yeast for brewing lager beers, created by hybridizing wild strains of yeast from Patagonia with brewer's yeast, can yield novel flavors and aromas, researchers ...

The World's Oldest Wine Discovered

June 18, 2024 — A white wine over 2,000 years old, of Andalusian origin, is the oldest wine ever ...

Gene Could Unlock Big Wheat Yields for a Growing Population

May 22, 2024 — A study has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behavior could be altered to achieve greater ...

Temperature, Time and Blueberry Wine

May 15, 2024 — Nutrient-rich blueberries -- a common breakfast smoothie ingredient -- can also create wine. But does the heat and time required to ferment this mighty berry strip out any of those potential ...

Why You Can Taste More Ethanol in a Cold Pint of Beer or Warm Glass of Baijiu

May 1, 2024 — We all have our own preferred drinking temperatures for different alcoholic beverages, with people commonly enjoying beer or white wine chilled, red wine near room temperature, or baijiu (Chinese ...

The Spiciness of Mustard May Depend on Soil Microbes

Apr. 22, 2024 — New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard ...

E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can

Apr. 17, 2024 — While the electronic tongue bears little physical resemblance to its namesake, the strand-like sensory probes of the 'e-tongue' still outperformed human senses when detecting contaminated ...

Sustainable Solution for Wastewater Polluted by Dyes Used in Many Industries

Mar. 19, 2024 — Water pollution from dyes used in textile, food, cosmetic and other manufacturing is a major ecological concern with industry and scientists seeking biocompatible and more sustainable alternatives to ...

Muscaris Grapes: Molecular Secret of Lychee Note Revealed

Mar. 11, 2024 — Researchers have succeeded in identifying the odorants responsible for the characteristic lychee note of Muscaris ...

Physical Activity Is Insufficient to Counter Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption

Feb. 8, 2024 — Contrary to popular belief, the benefits of physical activity do not outweigh the risks of cardiovascular disease associated with drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a new ...