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Leo is a science writer with a focus on environmental and food research. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Newcastle University and a master's degree in science communication from the University of Edinburgh.
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Another Weight Loss Jab? Soil Microbe Injections Prevent Weight-Gain in Mice
Just as semaglutide products like Ozempic revolutionize the world of weight loss treatment, another fat-fighting injection emerges on the horizon.
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A Morning Coffee – But Not an Afternoon Coffee – May Lower Risk of Heart Disease
Coffee drinkers be advised: a cup in the morning may be safer than a cup in the evening.
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Fish vs Fish Oil Supplements: Which Is Better for Your Health?
To get some answers, Technology Networks posed these questions to Dr. Leigh Frame, an associate professor of clinical research and chief wellness officer at George Washington’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Drinking Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Developing Head and Neck Cancers
Coffee and tea may help the body stave off head and neck cancers, according to a new meta-analysis, but any protective effect may require drinking several cups a day.
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Food Packaging Poses a Contamination Risk, One That CP-MIMS Can Detect
At RAFA 2024, Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Maurizio Piergiovanni and Dr. Nicolò Riboni to learn about the promise of condensed phase–membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) for monitoring hazardous migrants in food packaging.
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Plant Protein Comes With a Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk Than Meat Protein
After analyzing 30 years of health data from thousands of participants, researchers found that the participants who ate a higher ratio of plant-based proteins to animal-based proteins had a lower likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease.
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Highlights From My Green Lab’s 2024 Carbon Review of Biotech and Pharma
Technology Networks breaks down the key insights from My Green Lab's 2024 Carbon Impact of Biotech & Pharma Report.
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Fraudulent Olive Oil Is Tainting the European Market, and This Test Can Prove It
To learn more about the new method, Technology Networks attended RAFA 2024 to hear from one of its pioneers, Sofia Drakopoulou, a researcher at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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Biotech and Pharma Aim for Net Zero, But Their Supply Chains Lag
According to an annual report by My Green Lab, the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors still have some supply chain hurdles to overcome to hit their sustainability targets.
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How Food Analysis Is Helping Fight Deforestation
To learn more about this new food analysis method, Technology Networks attended RAFA 2024 to hear from one of its pioneers, Chris Elliott, a professor of food safety at Queen’s University Belfast.
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