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Designing healthy diets - with computer analysis

Eurekalert - Apr 20 2021 - 00:04
A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The research, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, was recently published in the journal PNAS.
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Rock glaciers will slow Himalayan ice melt

Eurekalert - Apr 20 2021 - 00:04
Some Himalayan glaciers are more resilient to global warming than previously predicted, new research suggests.
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Understanding spoilage and quality issues may improve American artisan cheesemaking industry

Eurekalert - Apr 20 2021 - 00:04
American artisan cheese has become increasingly popular over the past few decades. Understanding spoilage concerns and the financial consequences of defects can improve quality, profitability, and sustainability in the American artisan cheesemaking industry. In an article appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science®, scientists from Tufts University took the pulse of artisan cheese producers in the United States through an industry survey.
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Gut's immune response in COVID-19 may not provide efficient protection of other organs

Eurekalert - Apr 20 2021 - 00:04
COVID-19 can enter the body via the lungs and gut, and a new study suggests the gut's immune response alone may not provide adequate whole-body immunity from the virus. Blood samples analyzed from COVID-19 patients revealed that immune cells triggered by the gut's response to infection were limited in number when compared to immune cells triggered elsewhere in the body. While more research is needed, these findings could have implications for planned oral COVID-19 vaccines.
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