Food and Beverage Analysis – News and Features
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Gut Bacteria in Newborns Produce Serotonin To Educate Immune Cells
New research has revealed that unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and produce serotonin to educate gut immune cells, preventing allergic reactions to food and the bacteria themselves.
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Study Explores the Landscape of Bacterial Diseases During the Stone Age
Bacterial poisoning via food and water – but also via contact such as kisses – caused a lot of suffering during the Stone Age. Diseases that today can be treated with antibiotics were then fatal, a new study shows.
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Donor Diets May Trigger Allergic Reactions in Blood Recipients
Allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs), a potentially life-threatening side effect of blood transfusions with unclear mechanisms, may be linked to food allergies in pediatric patients as per a recent study by scientists from Japan.
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Chromatography Techniques Shed Light on the Pervasive Toxins in Our Food Supply
Researchers shed light on the pervasive presence of natural toxins, environmental pollutants and food-processing contaminants in our food and review the techniques used to detect them that are gaining popularity.
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Separation Scientists Gather To Exchange Ideas
The 34th International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC 2024) will be taking place this October in Liverpool, UK, but what will ISC 2024 offer attendees and what does the event mean for the scientific community?
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Dual Treatment Strategy Targets Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella
A new collaborative study discloses the discovery and application of a new therapeutic strategy to target the multidrug-resistant bacterium Salmonella enterica in vivo, with promising results.
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Dried Fruit More Nutritious Than Fruit Juice
Just how nutritious are commercially available fruit snacks? A new study investigates, finding that only dried fruit, fruit puree and canned fruit in juice meet nutrition guidelines.
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Improved Persistent Organic Pollutants Analysis for a Safer Global Environment
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that threaten human health and cause environmental deterioration. This article highlights the potential of trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) for improved POPs analysis.
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Lettuce More Susceptible to E. coli Than Kale and Other Brassicas
After exposing the vegetables to the bacteria and various temperatures, the researchers from the University of Illinois observed that lettuce was the most vulnerable to E. coli at room temperature.
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Lockdown Measures Affected Newborn Gut Microbiota and Allergies
Lockdown restriction had an impact on the gut microbiome development and rates of allergies in newborns, reports a new study.
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