News from the Institute of Food Research http://www.ifr.ac.uk/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:58:53 +0100 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:58:09 +0100 FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.1.0) Institute of Food Research scientists have discovered an unexpected synergy that helps break down fat. The discovery provides a focus to find ways to slow down fat digestion, and ultimately to create food structures that induce satiety. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100819delayingfatdigestion.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:58:09 +0100 Scientists from the Food and Health Network of the Institute of Food Research involved in developing better tests for food allergens gathered recently at LGC, an international science-based company and recognised market leader in analytical, forensic and diagnostic services and reference materials, to share the latest developments in tackling the growing problem of food allergy. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100728allergyclustermeetingLGC.html 3CB7B767-770F-4493-B967-54E0C644551A Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:55:59 +0100 Light has been cast on the interaction between broccoli consumption and reduced prostate cancer risk. IFR Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Cancer have found that sulforaphane, a chemical found in broccoli, interacts with cells lacking a gene called PTEN to reduce the chances of prostate cancer developing. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100713MithenMolecularCancer.html 1D48621F-2FD6-493A-AE13-DCC4B60471BF Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100 The Institute of Food Research, and the IFR Food and Health Network, are set to play a part in the creation of the "World Food Network" an international capabilities network based around innovation in the food sector. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100708WorldFoodNetwork.html 9972EC84-B791-4D11-99F7-549D52BBBA61 Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:58:10 +0100 New work from the Institute of Food Research has shown how sugar beet pectin acts as an efficient emulsifier, using a technique that could be used to unravel in the finest detail how such important food ingredients work. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100702sugarbeetpectinAFM.html D10CEA10-C0C7-46B9-BB03-DD548D991A5A Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:57:20 +0100 IFR post-doctoral scientist Valeria Giosafatto has been awarded a prize for her work on the enzyme transglutaminase as a biotechnological tool for the production of edible films to be used in active packaging. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100629PremioMontana.html 4C1CF5C3-65E7-4790-9168-B08DF4BB0C2A Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:28:20 +0100 HRH The Duke of York visited the Norwich Research Park on Friday 25th June. Scientists at the Institute of Food Research showed The Duke of York their 'Model Gut'. Co-inventor Richard Faulks and Dr Martin Stocks from PBL Ltd, who provide investment and business development leadership to the project, introduced the system, which is providing the food and pharmaceutical industries with a physiological, cost effective and ethical alternative to animal studies and allows scientists to investigate the digestion of real foods or real pharmaceutical preparations on the laboratory bench. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100625HRHTheDukeofYork.html 049FDE46-E7E4-4C1F-A408-569D4152344F Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:51:19 +0100 Hay fever sufferers will learn if the answer to their annual summer discomfort could already be available on supermarket shelves or even lurking in their fridge. Experts at IFR, the University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, are investigating whether yoghurt type drinks can help bring relief to hay fever summer suffering. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100616hayfeverrelief.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:33:25 +0100 The inclusion of activists and members of the general public on teams of technical experts can, in some cases, beneficially expand the focus of food risk reviews, according to a new study. The results are important to government agencies and policymakers interested in including more public input and enhancing public trust of expert recommendations on food safety. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100513barkerriskanalysis.html FD7F344A-C39A-4C61-B3F4-45D7EDAA632E Fri, 14 May 2010 09:59:57 +0100 Scientists at the Institute of Food Research have found a way that the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter can survive in the environment. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100324campylobacterbiofilms.html EAA77F00-BC20-4835-B522-830B499B0988 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:41:01 +0100 A new website containing details of the HOOCH project has just been launched. HOOCH is a 4-year research programme, funded by the Defra Renewable Materials LINK programme & HGCA, and aims to develop, evaluate and support the commercial exploitation of tailored approaches for converting different sources of agri-food-chain waste lignocellulose into so-called second-generation bioalcohols for the automotive industry. http://www.hooch.org.uk Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:22:01 +0100 An innovative project has enabled people with learning difficulties to uncover some of the science behind a healthy diet and to produce resources to share their finding with their peers. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100203SuperfoodsDVD.html 3F1A5BB9-5740-4EA9-A0D3-EA8ED5613EF2 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:02:06 +0100 Sarum Biosciences Limited and PBL, the UK technology management company, today announced the signing of an exclusive worldwide licence agreement which enables Sarum to develop and exploit therapeutic and diagnostic applications of a bacteriophage endolysin protein for the treatment and detection of Clostridium difficile. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/NewsReleases/100122PBLSarumCdifficileendolysins.html BC2B7700-6294-4507-9B06-28025931E432 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:57:11 +0100