(Natural News) Researchers have found another natural source of pharmaceutical drugs: the humble fungus. According to the team from the Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden, fungi are a “potential goldmine for the production of pharmaceuticals.” With more strains of bacteria building up a resistance to modern antibiotics, their findings have come at just […]

(Natural News) Researchers in a Yale laboratory have developed a safer way to purify water. Led by Professor Chinedum Osuji, the team has created “a highly ordered and aligned nanoporous polymer” from vegetable oils, reports Nanowerk. The film was created as an alternative to the current set of membrane-based technologies derived largely from petroleum-based materials. […]

(Natural News) Decreasing the risk of Type 2 diabetes could lie in the thermostat. A research team led by Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt has discovered a link between one’s health and their exposure to indoor temperature variations. “It has previously been assumed that stable fixed indoor temperatures would satisfy comfort and health in most people. […]

(Natural News) Your blood type could determine your susceptibility to a heart attack. People whose blood types fell into a non-O blood group are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke, claim the researchers behind a compelling new study. The Dutch research team analyzed data from over 1,362,569 adult subjects, all of whom were […]

(Natural News) On April 3, 2017, Swaminathan Ramesh, Ph.D., presented his project to the attendees of the 253rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in San Francisco. In partnership with sailboat captain James E. Holm, the organic chemist developed a mobile reactor that transformed ocean plastics into diesel fuel. “Using our efficient […]

(Natural News) Researchers from the Liverpool John Moores University may have found the world’s first polluted river, reports Sci-News.com. Located in the Wadi Feynan region of southern Jordan, the now-barren riverbed was found to contain traces of anthropogenic copper pollution and was contaminated well over 7,000 years ago. The study, published in the journal Science […]

(Natural News) Organic food has been touted as being good for the body and the environment. One ecological economist has done the legwork and found this to be true. For chickens, at least. Nathan Pelletier, a sustainability consultant affiliated with the University of British Columbia, put forth a new study claiming that chickens given vegan […]

(Natural News) German researchers have uncovered a critical link between obesity and diabetes. As reported by MPG.de, a sub-population of immune cells known as natural killer (NK) cells were found to increase the risk of diabetes. The researchers discovered these cells during the course of a different study, one that looked at how the immune […]

(Natural News) How do you when your food has gone bad? Smell and taste are usually the best indicators, but even these can fail sometimes. That’s why companies like Braskem are working towards creating packaging that does the job for us. The thermoplastic resin producer has collaborated with Clemson University and Rio Grande do Sul […]

(Natural News) Arsenic is a naturally-occurring, semi-metallic chemical found all over the world. Though common in the Earth’s crust, arsenic can also be present in food and water sources as a contaminant. Typically odorless and flavorless, these attributes make it difficult to identify arsenic, especially in water. The absorption, ingestion, or inhalation of dangerous levels […]