News articles tagged with 'coffee' (Page 5)
Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties
— 6 Mar 2008 18:08 | HealthTorrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties than natural roast, according to the dissertation defended by a biologist of the University of Navarra, Isabel Lopez Galilea.…
Cutting caffeine may help control diabetes
— 28 Jan 2008 13:41 | HealthDaily consumption of caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks increases blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes and may undermine efforts to control their disease, say scientists…
Insects on coffee plants follow widespread natural tendency
— 23 Jan 2008 21:08 | BiologyEver since a forward-thinking trio of physicists identified the phenomenon known as self-organised criticality - a mechanism by which complexity arises in nature - scientists have been…
Study shows link between caffeine and miscarriage
— 23 Jan 2008 02:59 | HealthHigh doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy - whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate - cause an increased risk of miscarriage, according a new study by the Kaiser…
How to ensure the success of agroforestry systems in developing countries?
— 13 Nov 2007 10:46 | EnvironmentReduced soil erosion, preserved water resources, biodiversity conservation and creation, and carbon sequestration are just some of the major effects agroforestry systems have on the…
Scorpion toxin makes insecticidal fungus deadly to insect pests
— 13 Nov 2007 09:45 | BiologyUniversity of Maryland entomology professor Raymond St. Leger has discovered how to use scorpion genes to create a hypervirulent fungus that can kill specific insect pests, including…
Some forest birds can survive in agricultural countryside with limited habitat conservation
— 24 May 2007 19:45 | EnvironmentSome tropical forest birds can survive alongside humans if given a helping hand, according to a recent study by Cagan H. Sekercioglu, senior scientist at the Stanford University Centre…