How active is your child really?
29 JUN 2012 In work published in the open access journal PLoS ONE today, more than 500 8 to 10-year-olds wore activity monitors providing Newcastle University and University of Strathclyde…
Major study documents nutritional and food safety benefits of organic farming
" Overall, organic crops had 18 to 69 percent higher concentrations of antioxidant compounds. The team concludes that consumers who switch to organic fruit, vegetables, and cereals would get 20 to…
Drug shown to improve sight for patients with inherited blindness / idebenone
Public release date: 25-Jul-2011 Idebenone penetrates into the mitochondria and is thought to mop-up toxic free radicals and enhance mitochondrial function. A clinical trial led by Newcastle University…
Organic supermarket milk showed higher levels of nutritionally beneficial fatty acids compared with ‘ordinary’ milk regardless of the time of year or weather conditions.
Public release date: 16-Jan-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Organic Valley in Singapore (Photo credit: micamonkey)[/caption] Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change (There is more on the health…
Protective properties of green tea uncovered
Public Release: 5-Jan-2011 Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University. The study,…
Seaweed to tackle rising tide of obesity
Public release date: 21-Mar-2010 - seaweed could reduce the amount of fat absorbed by the body by around 75 per cent - alginate bread actually scored higher for texture and…
Vitamin D proven to boost energy — from within the cells
Contact: Karen Bidewell press.office@ncl.ac.uk 01-912-227-850 Newcastle University Vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy levels, new research from Newcastle University has shown. A study…
Pesticide combination affects bees’ ability to learn
Contact: Rob Dawson Rob.Dawson@bbsrc.ac.uk 01-793-413-204 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following exposure to a combination of…
A solution to sinusitis from the sea
Contact: Karen Bidewell press.office@ncl.ac.uk 44-019-122-27850 Newcastle University A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis.…
A solution to sinusitis from the sea
Contact: Karen Bidewell press.office@ncl.ac.uk 44-019-122-27850 Newcastle University A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis.…
A fertility treatment which eliminates hereditary disease by engineering babies to carry healthy DNA from a third biological parent could be legalised next year.
'Three-parent baby' fertility technique could be made legal DNA sequence transparency Photo: ALAMY By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 12:01AM BST 17 Sep 2012 Members of the public are being…
Women at risk from vitamin A deficiency
Public release date: 18-Nov-2009 - almost 50 per cent of women have a genetic variation which reduces their ability to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin A from beta-carotene Almost…
Organic milk is cream of the crop / contains significantly higher beneficial fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamins than their conventional ‘high input’ counterparts
Public release date: 27-May-2008 A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk. The…
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