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BY MONICA DOBIE
VETERINARIANS from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in the US, have found a way to keep piglets healthier whilst reducing antibiotic use: administering beneficial bacteria. Researchers fed piglets patented bacteria called RPCF (recombined porcine continuous-flow) instead of antibiotics, to protect against several strains of the E.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched five European Union (EU)-funded food-related research projects, all of which should help raise environmental health standards. They include:

*Europrevall, which aims to reduce the potential within foods to spark allergic reactions, improve food allergy diagnoses and investigate how processing methods can increase allergenicity – http://www.europrevall.org/;…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A RESEARCH project receiving Euro 10.8 million from the EU will develop new sources of nutritionally enhanced grain, and related grain-based foods. The HEALTHGRAIN project wants to increase EU citizens’ intake of healthy wholegrains, rather than refined flour.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project is developing a plastic film surgeons can insert in eyes to replace natural lenses clouded by cataracts. The MIRO programme has used a Euro 1.18 million EU grant to create a film thin and malleable enough to roll, enabling new microsurgery techniques involving incisions of 1.5mm.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched five European Union (EU)-funded food-related research projects.

*Europrevall: reducing the potential within foods to spark allergic reactions and investigating how processing methods can increase allergenicity – http://www.europrevall.org/;

*Repro-food: reducing the environmental impact of food waste through cutting landfilling, while promoting eco-friendly processing methods and natural ingredients – http://www.repro-food.net/;…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded research project IntelliDrug is developing an oral drug delivery device placed next to a patient’s teeth, allowing them to eat and speak without impediment. The kit even looks similar to natural teeth and would be installed in the dental arch, said a European Commission note.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
EATING a hearty meal consisting of cheeseburgers and fries and other high fat foods, notorious for blocking arteries and raising cholesterol levels, can actually help fend off dangerous bacteria and stomach complaints, according to Dutch scientists.

A study published in the USA’s Journal of Experimental Medicine, shows that eating high fat foods may help ward off infection and soothe gut inflammations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INNOVATIVE coating is at the heart of a European Union (EU)-funded research project aiming to revolutionise car manufacture by developing integrated sub-modules for assembly whose components are welded together with a minimum of bolts and screws. This would prolong vehicle toughness and durability, and by reducing the number of phases in automotive production reduce the overall cost and time for vehicle production.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CHEESEBURGERS can help fight off dangerous bacteria and stomach complaints, say Dutch scientists. A study published in the USA’s Journal of Experimental Medicine, shows that eating high fat foods can help ward off infection and soothe gut inflammations.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE CLEAR message from the first meeting of the Sustainable Energy Forum in Amsterdam last month (October) was that the higher the price of fossil fuels then the greater the need for national governments to support the introduction of renewable energy sources through subsidies, tax breaks, technical assistance and the like.…