News articles tagged with 'ingredient' (Page 2)
Microencapsulation project gives local entrepreneur warm glow
— 17 Dec 2008 10:30 | TechnologyMicroencapsulation isn't a new technology, but it's always finding new applications. Familiar uses include the scratch-and-sniff perfume ads in magazines, certain time-release pharmaceuticals,…
Honey adds health benefits, is natural preservative and sweetener in salad dressings
— 10 Dec 2008 11:48 | HealthAntioxidant-rich honey is a healthy alternative to chemical additives and refined sweeteners in commercial salad dressings, said a new University of Illinois study…
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
— 23 Jul 2008 21:00 | EnvironmentA University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least…
Revolutionary chefs? Not likely, shows physics study
— 13 Jul 2008 14:02 | HealthHowever much the likes of Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay might want to shake up our diets, culinary evolution dictates that our cultural cuisines remain little changed as generations…
Toxic to aliens, but key to health of planet
— 20 Jun 2008 15:18 | EnvironmentScientists at the University of Leicester are using an ingredient found in common shampoos to investigate how the oxygen content of the oceans has changed over geologically recent time…
New CSIRO-bred barley licensed to grow
— 17 Jun 2008 14:46 | HealthFood manufacturers will soon have access to a new CSIRO-bred barley variety which has significant human health benefits. 'The recent signing of a license agreement between the CSIRO/Australian…
Increasingly potent drug ingredients offer growing market as manufacturers address worker safety
— 16 Jun 2008 15:52 | HealthTo develop improved drugs for fighting cancer and other diseases, pharmaceutical researchers are finding increasingly potent drug ingredients that will allow smaller doses while causing…
Hormonal dietary supplements might promote prostate cancer progression
— 17 Jan 2008 06:44 | HealthHormonal components in over-the-counter dietary supplements may promote the progression of prostate cancer and decrease the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, researchers at UT Southwestern…