News articles tagged with 'nutrient'
How the brain senses nutrient balance
— 18 Nov 2011 17:01 | HealthThere is no doubt that eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining a healthy body weight as well as appropriate arousal and energy balance, but the details about how the nutrients…
Multiple approaches necessary to tackle world's food problems
— 19 Feb 2011 10:18 | EnvironmentResearchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn…
Soil science: Healing our planet's ills from the ground up
— 10 Feb 2011 19:28 | EnvironmentUnder our feet and ubiquitous, lowly soil can be easily overlooked when it comes to addressing climate change and population growth. But in the January-February issue of the Soil Science…
Using mining by-products to reduce algal blooms
— 7 Feb 2011 15:04 | EnvironmentCSIRO research has shown that some mining by-products can be effective in preventing nutrients from entering river systems, thereby reducing the potential for algal blooms. A joint…
Home and away: Are invasive plant species really that special?
— 2 Feb 2011 17:04 | BiologyInvasive plant species are a serious environmental, economic and social problem worldwide. Their abundance can lead to lost native biodiversity and ecosystem functions, such as nutrient…
Home and away: How do invasive plant species dominate native species?
— 1 Feb 2011 19:18 | BiologyInvasive plant species present a serious environmental, economic and social problem worldwide as their abundance can lead to lost native biodiversity and ecosystem functions, such as…
More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma
— 24 Jan 2011 15:31 | HealthAsthma is one of the world's most common chronic diseases, affecting as many as 300 million people. It is estimated that by 2025 there could be an additional 100 million people with…
Study of nutrition, Alzheimer's links hampered by research approach
— 22 Jan 2011 10:14 | HealthResearch is trying to determine whether Alzheimer's disease might be slowed or prevented with nutritional approaches, but a new study suggests those efforts could be improved by use…
The right food supplements during pregnancy?
— 19 Jan 2011 18:35 | HealthNutrients, vitamins, minerals - during pregnancy a woman's body needs more of them. For most nutrients this increase in demand can be covered with a balanced diet. However, mothers-to-be…
Pregnant, constipated and bloated? Fly poo may tell you why
— 4 Jan 2011 22:56 | HealthClues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source - fruit fly faeces. Scientists at the University of Cambridge are using the fruit fly…