A (scientific) defence of the Brussels sprout
Trevor George, King’s College London Brussels sprouts, like their European namesake, divide opinion. Some people embrace the flavour and familiarity
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Stacey Moses, University of Cape Town and Raj Ramesar, University of Cape Town Stem cell research is being used in
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Research Check: can eating aged cheese help you age well?
Clare Collins, University of Newcastle and Lindsay Wu, UNSW Most people are interested in how to slow the ageing process,
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Human embryonic stem cells grown from skin tissue
Fron Jackson-Webb, The Conversation Scientists have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into
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Health Check: are microgreens better for you than regular greens?
Duane Mellor, University of Canberra; Ekavi Georgousopoulou, University of Canberra, and Nenad Naumovski, University of Canberra Microgreens, tiny versions of
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Low carb, Paleo or fasting – which diet is best?
Duane Mellor, Coventry University and Paul D McArdle, University of Birmingham At this time of year, we are bombarded with
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Do humans need dairy? Here’s the science
Sophie Medlin, King’s College London A lot of people will have already made up their mind about whether humans need
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Food as medicine: how what you eat shapes the health of your lungs
Lisa Wood, University of Newcastle This article is part of a three-part package “food as medicine”, exploring how food prevents
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The protein gap – nutritional science’s biggest error
Geoff Webb, University of East London In the three decades following World War II it became an almost universal belief
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Regenerating body parts: how we can transform fat cells into stem cells to repair spinal disc injuries
John Pimanda, UNSW; Ralph Mobbs, UNSW, and Vashe Chandrakanthan, UNSW We often hear about the next big thing in stem
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