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- 1From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 54, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWith over 1,000 diet books available on bookstore shelves, popular diets clearly have become increasingly prevalent. At the same time, they have also become increasingly controversial, because some depart substantially...
- 2From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 53, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM) has a dainty name, but don't let it fool you. This insect pest can destroy more than 200 plant species by injecting them with toxic saliva while sucking their sap. The exotic insect pest...
- 3From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 52, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedFor some people, the benefits of eating a healthy diet are hard to detect on a daily basis. But for others--such as those with rheumatoid arthritis--the effects are often much more palpable. Rheumatoid arthritis, or...
- 4From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 52, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedThe researchers made phone call after phone call through long days and weekends. Undaunted by hang-ups and answering machines, they soldiered on. In the end, no one could have predicted it would take 1,500 calls and...
- 5From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 61, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedNearly 85 percent of seafood enjoyed by U.S. consumers is imported, and almost half of that is farm raised through a process called "aquaculture," according to the National Aquaculture Association, based in Pine Bluff,...
- 6From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 58, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedNational School Lunch Week is being held this month, and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers have provided another reason to celebrate--a new technology that holds promise to make students' mealtimes safer...
- 7From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 63, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedA new study suggests that weight-loss interventions that center on hunger-reducing food choices and behavioral support can produce favorable shifts in "self-reward" areas of the brain. The...
- 8From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 61, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedFood allergy is an immune response to eating foods that contain specific components called "allergens." An increase in food allergy of 18 percent was seen between 1997 and 2007, according to a study released by the...
- 9From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 55, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedAging. While everybody's doing it at the same time, some people are more successful at forestalling its effects on cognition, or mental agility, than others. Cognitive function is measured by the level at which the...
- 10From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 62, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedThe 2014 update of the Agricultural Research Service's USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 27, has been launched. The database is managed by scientists with the ARS Nutrient Data Laboratory...
- 11From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 57, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedVitamin D is essential for maintaining strong bones. And researchers continue to explore additional ways that vitamin D is important to human health. Now the scientific community is focusing attention on the need to...
- 12From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 52, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedOlder adults who get supplemental vitamin D in their diets are less likely to slip and fall down, according to an analysis by ARS-funded scientists and their colleagues. About one-third of people over age 65--and up...
- 13From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 57, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedTwo new pepper cultivars developed by ARS scientists promise to provide striking color contrasts in the summer and fall garden. Unique fruit shapes and orange fruit color provide compelling seasonal interest, especially...
- 14From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 54, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed
Inflammatory news about fat cells: molecules that sequester dying fat cells also spread inflammation
Deep within bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes lie a form of large white blood cells. As part of the immune system, these "macrophages," as they are called, circulate within blood to seek out and devour bacteria,... - 15From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed"ARS is an agency that is profoundly good at partnering," says ARS Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) assistant administrator Richard J. Brenner. Brenner offers up the following numbers as proof: In 2008, ARS...
- 16From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 60, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedU.S. healthcare costs in 2009 reached an estimated $2.5 trillion, yet America still ranks below several countries in life expectancy and many key indicators of healthy living. "These statistics underscore the vast...
- 17From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 53, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedYou probably know that iron deficiency may lead to anemia. But did you also know that some people absorb too much iron--due to a condition known as hemochromatosis? Hemochromatosis is an inherited genetic disorder...
- 18From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 54, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedConsuming more plant foods and fewer animal products may help individuals control their weight, according to a new study funded in part by ARS. The study was led by nutritional epidemiologist P. K. Newby at the Jean...
- 19From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 52, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedConsumers give many thanks for the estimated 5.6 billion pounds of turkey brought to market each year. U.S. farmers meet that demand by producing close to 300 million turkeys annually. For decades, turkey breeders...
- 20From:Agricultural Research (Vol. 51, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedAbout 16 million people in the United States over age 45 report some vision loss. This group may find hope in a growing body of evidence that diet can influence eye health. ARS has several scientists studying the...