SOURCE: Lottie Limb, Euronews Banana peels zapped with a powerful lamp can be instantly turned into renewable energy, scientists have discovered. This new method of extracting hydrogen – also possible with corn cobs, coffee beans and coconut shells – could be a significant way of boosting supplies of the gasContinue Reading
SOURCE: Victoria Rees, Drug Target Review A compound in avocados could offer a route to better acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) treatment, according to a new study from the University of Guelph, Canada. The compound targets an enzyme that scientists have identified for the first time as being critical to cancerContinue Reading
SOURCE: Madeleine Cuff, iNews As the brunch ingredient of choice for millennials, supermarkets face a continuous battle keeping their shelves stocked with perfectly ripe avocados. Customers demand ready to eat fruit, but avocados have a short shelf life, swinging from hard to mushy within just a few days. Suppliers, supermarketsContinue Reading
A diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults whose measurements of height and weight are categorized as overweight or obese, a new randomized control trial found.Continue Reading
Mango peel could be used to break down oil sludge, according to new research. University of South Australia researcher Biruck Desalegn Yirsaw has proven an extract of the fruit’s peel can be used to “synthesise” the material that can break down contaminated soil. Currently, boron hydride isContinue Reading
The study was carried out on 24 postmenstrual women, who consumed two cups (330 grams) of mango every day for two weeks, after which they resumed their normal diet, eliminating any mango consumption from their diet. Researchers found that systolic blood pressure was significantly lower two hours after mango intake,Continue Reading
In the same way that we are told to drink milk to keep our bones strong we are now being encouraged to eat bananas to protect our hearing. Emerging research shows key nutrients — including the potassium in bananas — can protect against age and environmental hearing loss whileContinue Reading
A machine learning algorithm for detecting ripeness levels in papaya fruit could help both shoppers and producers. If you’re in the market to buy fresh papayas, it can be a challenge to figure out ripeness based on peel color without also squeezing the fruit to test for softness. AContinue Reading
Common sense says a papaya is ripe when the peel is yellow, whereas a green peel is a sign the fruit is far from sufficiently mature. This is often correct, but there are many exceptions. “Yellow peel doesn’t always mean the fruit is ripe in the sense that itsContinue Reading