News articles tagged with 'sucrose'
Gastric bypass alters sweet taste function
— 3 Nov 2010 11:44 | HealthGastric bypass surgery decreases the preference for sweet-tasting substances in obese rats, a study finding that could help in developing safer treatments for the morbidly obese, according…
Giving sweet solutions to children before immunisation reduces pain
— 13 May 2010 12:41 | HealthInfants who receive sweet solutions before being immunised experience less pain and are more comfortable, reveals research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood…
Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain
— 23 Mar 2010 14:47 | HealthA Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly…
Added sugar in raisin cereals increases acidity of dental plaque
— 19 Dec 2009 10:32 | HealthElevated dental plaque acid is a risk factor that contributes to cavities in children. But eating bran flakes with raisins containing no added sugar does not promote more acid in dental…
MIT: Cooperative behaviour meshes with evolutionary theory
— 7 Apr 2009 14:09 | BiologyOne of the perplexing questions raised by evolutionary theory is how cooperative behaviour, which benefits other members of a species at a cost to the individual, came to exist…
Route to obesity passes through tongue
— 27 Nov 2008 11:20 | HealthObesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State…
Hawkmoths with a nose for learning
— 13 Oct 2008 11:18 | TechnologyMuch like Pavlov conditioned his dog to salivate in anticipation of food when a bell rang, insects can be trained to perform certain behaviours when enticed with different smells…
New source for biofuels discovered
— 25 Apr 2008 22:10 | EnvironmentA newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say the microbe could provide…
The brain can sense the calories in food
— 27 Mar 2008 15:53 | HealthThe brain can sense the calories in food, independent of the taste mechanism, researchers have found in studies with mice. Their finding that the brain's reward system is switched on…
Carrot cake study on sugar in type 2 diabetes
— 9 Jan 2008 13:26 | HealthPatients with type 2 diabetes are often advised to cut out sucrose (table sugar) all together. However, in recent years this traditional advice has been questioned by some researchers…
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