Articles tagged with: harvard university
Why cooking counts Study finds an increase in energy from meat, suggesting key role in evolution Though earlier studies had examined how cooking affects specific aspects of the digestive process, surprisingly, none had examined whether cooking affected the overall energy value of meat, said Rachel Carmody, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Human Evolutionary […]
Tracing biological pathways Breakthrough could simplify drug development process A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers may increase the utility of positron emission tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical activity occurring inside the human body. Tobias Ritter, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and his colleagues have developed a new […]
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Survival strategy of cancer cells Researchers uncover key mechanism cells use to their advantage It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly re-emerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and thrive, demonstrating that manipulation […]
Crowdsourcing nutrition in a snap PlateMate proves the wisdom of the (well-managed) crowd Americans spend upwards of $40 billion a year on dieting advice and self-help books, but the first step in any healthy eating strategy is basic awareness — what’s on the plate. If keeping a food diary seems like too much effort, despair […]
Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill: Subsidies, Food Assistance and America’s Health … Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill: Subsidies, Food Assistance and America’s Health … In election year 2012, the U.S. Congress will be considering a new Farm Bill, the government’s primary means of setting food and agriculture policy. The current Farm Bill has been criticized […]
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