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Artificial Sweetener Proves to be Deadly for Female Fruit Flies
Erythritol, an artificial sweetener in name-brand products like Truvia, is poisonous to fruit flies, suggested past research conducted by Drexel College of Arts and Sciences' Sean O'Donnell, professor...
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Pomegranate, The Red Ruby Fruit May Help Fight Aging
A new study reveals that pomegranates help fight the process of aging by reviving the cell function and preventing their damage. Significant health benefits have already been linked to pomegranates....
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Fruit Flies Model to Fight Cancer Caused by Human Papillomavirus
In the United States, Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and has been identified as a primary cause of cervical cancer in women. Now, an international...
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Fruit Flies Could be Helpful to Fight Cervical Cancer Caused by Human...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. It has been identified as a primary cause of cervical cancer in women. Following the...
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Insights into the Flowering and Fruiting Behaviors of Miracle Fruit
Miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum), also known as miracle fruit, is a valuable horticultural species indigenous to West Africa. Surprisingly, very little is known about the species in terms of how...
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Fruit Flies Yield Clues on Formation of Cancerous Tumors in the Body
The epithelial tissues that line the surfaces of organs throughout the body intrinsically have hot spots for cancerous tumors, revealed a Florida State University research team, in coordination with a...
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Tropical Fruit Mangosteen Could Treat Schizophrenia
Mangosteen has long been used in traditional medicine in South-East Asia, and now Australian researchers hope to prove that its antioxidants could ease psychosis, schizophrenia and other symptoms....
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Fruit Fly Neurons Hold Key to Molecular Causes of Mental Diseases
New study involving the removal and analysis of single neurons from fruit fly (Drosophila) embryos has revealed insights into the causes of mental diseases such as bipolar disease. The findings are...
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Fruit Fly Model Of Deadly Brain Disease Could Lead To Development Of...
A new model of fatal brain diseases is being developed in the fruit fly by a team led by Dr Raymond Bujdoso at the University of Cambridge, and could lead to a low cost, fast and efficient blood test...
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Fruit Flies Help Understand How Body Responds to Stimuli
Fruit fly can help humans investigate the genetic and neural bases of detecting painful or harmful cold stimuli and offer intriguing, potential implications for human health, suggests a new study. A...
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Fruit Flies Help Study an Aggressive Tumor That Attacks Young Children
Malignant rhabdoid tumors are highly aggressive tumors that attack the brain or the kidneys and occur primarily in children under two years old. There are about 20 to 25 new cases diagnosed each year,...
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Butter Fruit Helps Manage Metabolic Syndrome
Avocados have the most beneficial effects on lipid profiles, with changes to LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and phospholipids, according to a recent review. The...
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Avoid Fruit Juice For Children Below One: Pediatricians
Fruit juice should be avoided for infants and to children who are below one year, as it lacks dietary fiber and may lead to increased weight gain. Hence, breast milk or infant formulas are more than...
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Deaths In Bangladeshi Children Linked To Use of Toxic Chemicals on Fruit Trees
In 2012, 13 children in a rural Bangladesh community have been killed due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). AES occurred as a result of excessive and improper applications of insecticides and...
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Cracking the Durian Genome Tells Us Why the Fruit Stinks
Durian is known as the "king of fruits" in Asia is a prized tropical fruit delicacy and the complete genetic map of durian has been unraveled for the very first time by Singapore scientists....
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Brazilian Native Fruit Trees Have Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" liFive fruit trees native of Brazil have potential anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as those of blueberries, cranberries, blackberries,...
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Fruit Flies Avoid Foods Rich in Calcium
Calcium is an essential element, whether too much or too little can affect the health of humans and animals. However, calcium taste was also found to exist in fruit flies, reveals a new study. Sensing...
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Durian is an Anti-aging Fruit
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" liDurian fruit has anti-aging properties and has contributed to the production of serotonin/li liUsing a combination of deep freeze technology and...
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Fruit Juice May Not Be Associated With Diabetes Risk
Consuming 100% fruit juice has a neutral effect on glycemic control, fasting blood glucose, fasting blood insulin, or insulin resistance according to a new study published in theIJournal of...
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School Fruit Schemes Help Kids Eat More Fruits, Vegetables
Elementary school students tend to eat more fruits and vegetables when distributed free of charge, reveals a new study. Scientists from the University of Bonn and the University of Koblenz-Landau...
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Top 3 Summer Fruit Salads
A perfect fruit salad with all the healthy ingredients can make your day. Sujeet Singh, Executive Chef at Radisson Noida located in Sector 55, gives some healthy options one can try at home. * Mango...
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Fresh Samples Of Fruit Bats for Testing to be Sent from Kerala
A fresh batch of five fruit bat samples will be sent to the Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases for testinng, as the 14 deaths in Kerala's Kozhikode and Malappuram...
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Mangoes: Heart-healthy Fruit
First human trial to demonstrate the favorable vascular effects of mango consumption was carried out. A new study conducted at the University of California, Davis found that mangos helped relax blood...
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Fruit and Vegetable Prescriptions Encourage Children to Eat Healthy: Study
In underserved children, new fruit and prescription program improved access to healthy foods. The program, which was implemented in Flint, Michigan, could be replicated in other areas to address food...
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New Hybrid Chayote Fruit from Mexico Can Fight Cancer
New hybrid chayote fruit from two wild Mexican species that can fight cancer has been developed by a team of researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Lead scientist...
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Camu Camu- Amazonian Fruit Prevents Obesity
Camu camu fruit a native to the Amazon helps in preventing obesity. It contains 20- 30 times more vitamin C than kiwis and 5 times more polyphenols than blackberries. This fruit prevents obesity in...
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Moving Location of Fruit and Vegetables in Stores Can Increase 15 Percent of...
New study finds that moving the location of fruit and vegetables in shops can lead to a 15 percent sales increase. The findings of the study are published in the journal iBMC Public Health/i. ul...
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High School Lunches: Students Often Prefer Juice Over Milk, Fruit
Most high school students do not prefer milk and whole fruit for lunch when fruit juice is available, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iJournal of Nutrition...
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Gene Behind Citrus Fruit Acidity Discovered
Noemi gene, the important factor behind regulation of citrus fruit acidity has been discovered by researchers. Analysis also revealed that this gene works in partnership with another, named Ruby, to...
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Nemuri Encoded Protein in Fruit Flies Promotes Sleep and Fights Infection
Fruit flies contain a bacteria-fighting peptide that promotes sleep after sleep deprivation or infection, revealed the latest research. In scenarios of extreme sleep loss, the protein is encoded by a...
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Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Lowers Early Death Risk in...
bHighlights:/b ul class = group-list punch-points liFruit and vegetable consumption among dialysis patients is low/li liHowever, increasing fruit and vegetable intake lowers the risk of early death in...
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Fruit and Candy-flavored E-cigarettes Tempt More Teens Than Adults
Teen and young adult vapers are attracted to a variety of flavored e-cigarettes than regular tobacco-flavored electronic cigarettes, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the...
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Grape Fruit Juice To Be Avoided by Certain Patients
Grapefruit juice has to be avoided by patients who take medications that raise the QT interval or who have congenital long QT syndrome, according to a study published in iHeartRhythm/i, the official...
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Fruit Juices are Good for Children's Health
Are fruit juices good for health? A new study suggests that drinking 100% fruit juices help improve the diet quality of children. A new report published in the issue of the iJournal of the American...
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Low Vegetable and Fruit Intake Linked to Anxiety Disorders
Low vegetable and fruit intake was associated with an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, stated research from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. "For those who...
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Natural Compound in Fruit Peels, Herbs Halts Damage and Spurs Neuronal Repair...
An active ingredient found in fruit peels and some herbs can halt and reduce further damage to neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS), reports a new study. Multiple sclerosis (MS), characterized by...
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Children's Fruit Drinks Need Clearer Labels: Study
Fruit drinks' labels marketed to children, do not help parents and other consumers differentiate among fruit juice and sugar-laden, artificially flavored drinks, stated research from NYU School of...
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Drinking Fruit Juice in the Early Years can Have Long Term Dietary Benefits
Consumption of 100% fruit juice during the early years is linked to a higher intake of whole fruit as well as better diet quality through childhood and into middle adolescence, finds a new study. The...
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Vitamin-C Enriched Fruit Juices to Fight Coronavirus
Among the people in urban areas to increase their immunity against COVID-19, the Tripura government started free distribution of vitamin-C-enriched pineapple and lemon juice. Launching the month-long...
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Dried Fruit Consumption Linked With Better Diet Quality and Health Markers
Eating dried fruit could be linked to better health as a new study finds that people who ate dried fruit were generally healthier compared to those who did not. The findings of the study are published...
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Wanna Live Longer? Have 2 Fruit And 3 Vegetable Servings In Your Diet
Eating about five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, i.e., 2 servings of fruits and 3 servings of vegetables can make you live longer reveals a new research published in the American Heart...
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Colorful History Of Tropical Fruit - Lychee
Lychee genome helps scientists dive deeper into the colorful history of radiant and flavorful tropical fruit as per a study at the University at Buffalo, published in i Nature Genetics. /i The study...
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Cannabis Edibles or Fruit Snacks? - Hidden Threat to Kids' Health
Some cannabis edibles look remarkably like popular snack foods and may be easily confused for them, finds a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health published in iDrug and...
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Purple Tomatoes - The Next New Fruit on Supermarket Shelves
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list" li Genetically modified purple tomatoes have been cleared in a preliminary assessment with US regulators and are one step closer to getting into US stores /li li...
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Prepaid Electricity Users Tend to Eat Less Fruit and Vegetables
Heat-or-eat dilemma is linked to lower fruit and vegetable intake among prepayment energy meter users, finds a new study. People using prepayment energy meters consume less fruit and vegetables...
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Antioxidants in Passion Fruit Peels can Help Preserve Fresh Fruits
Edible food coating made from antioxidant-rich passion fruit peels can reduce spoilage and plastic packaging, suggests a new study. The high antioxidants and polyphenols content in passion fruit peels...
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Myths Around Eating Fruit the Right Way
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li Being rich in nutrients, fruits are an important part of a healthy diet/li liConsuming fruits on an empty stomach does not cause bloating or gas,...
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Olive Fruit Water can Benefit Exercise Enthusiasts
Drinking olive fruit water can fuel your workout naturally, suggests a new study. New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits...
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Fruit Juice: A Healthy Dietary Choice for Teen Girls
Pre-teen girls who drank 100% fruit juice were found to have a positive impact on their had long dietary benefits throughout adolescence, regardless of race (!--ref1--). "While total fruit intake and...
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Japanese Fruit Juice Concentrate Improves Cardiovascular Health
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list" li Temple University researchers uncover the cardiovascular benefits of Japanese plum juice concentrate in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease /li li...
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