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With Thanksgiving around the corner, a well-planned trip to Costco can save you time, money and your peace of mind.From premade dips and pies to pantry staples like vanilla extract and potatoes, these finds can make your Thanksgiving dinner one to remember.A little planning and smart shopping can ease the stress and help you focus on good company. You’d think that after years of cooking for a living, I’d have Thanksgiving down to a science. But every year, I still find myself staring down at the sheer volume of prep work and feeling a little overwhelmed—especially with two young kids…

When asked what Moleculent’s cell-cell interaction mapping technology provides to translational researchers, CEO Olle Ericsson explained that it adds “a new layer of information,” specifically “analyzing how cells talk to each other and which cells talk to each other and decoding that information.” Specifically, “what receptors and ligands and pathways are cells actually using when they’re talking to each other and building up the tissues and organisms that we’re analyzing,” he said. That’s the next frontier, that “can have a transformational impact on how we understand human health.”  Moleculent officially opened its doors last year, raising $26 million in Series…

October’s highlights include the SupplySide Global and CPhI trade shows, our visit to the Innovation Institute for Food and Health’s (IIFH) recent Discovery Forum, and our series on Rousselot’s collagen innovations.In our October review, Nutrition Insight highlights some of the month’s biggest stories, including Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Food & Beverage (F&B) Trends, our discussion with Danone’s chief research and innovation officer about the future of gut microbiome research, and the University of California (UC) Davis’ partnership with Nestlé Health Science to advance nutrition research.Additionally, we looked at the opening of dsm-firmenich’s “next-gen” pet premix facility in the US,…

A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.1Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are microscopic creatures that can survive just about anything: boiling heat, freezing cold and crushing pressure.2 In fact, tardigrades are the only known animal to survive in outer space.3 They can also endure radiation levels up to 2,000 times higher than what human cells can tolerate.4 Naturally, scientists have long wondered: How do they do it?In 2016, researchers uncovered one of the tardigrade’s secrets: a gene with a sequence unlike any other known to exist in…

We snack A LOT, which means there’s plenty of opportunity to support your gut health—even between meals.Snacks rich in fiber, probiotics and healthy fats feed your body and the trillions of beneficial bacteria in your gut.Gut health experts love chia seed pudding and hummus with crackers as potential gut-healthy snacks. Snacking has become a cornerstone of how Americans eat. In fact, 60% of us snack at least once or twice daily, with nearly half snacking three or more times a day. That’s a lot of opportunities to either nourish your gut—or miss the chance entirely. The good news? Gastroenterologists say…

The antioxidants in green tea support healthy blood pressure by helping blood vessels relax. In the longer term, green tea may help protect your arteries by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation. Choose regular or decaf brewed green tea over supplements or extracts for blood-pressure benefits. High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects nearly half of U.S. adults and increases the risk for heart disease and stroke. Blood pressure is an important indicator of metabolic health and healthy blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. The top number (systolic) measures pressure when your heart beats, while the bottom (diastolic) measures it between beats. …

If you have hypertension (high blood pressure) or are trying to avoid developing it, you may be wondering whether ice cream raises blood pressure. Is it okay to eat it?It’s true, ice cream can be high in sodium and sugar, and it can contribute to weight gain — all qualities that mean it may not be the best choice for heart health. But experts say there are ways it can still fit into your diet, even if you have hypertension or are at risk.Can Eating Ice Cream Raise Your Blood Pressure?“Ice cream can contain higher amounts of sodium than people…

Grafted hGO-NPM generates insulin+ cells. [Hyunkee Kim] In a proof of concept that may reshape the treatment landscape for insulin-dependent diabetes, scientists have demonstrated that human stomach cells can be reprogrammed to secrete insulin—potentially paving the way for autologous cell-based therapies that eliminate the need for donor islets and systemic immunosuppression, as well as lifelong monitoring of blood sugar levels and insulin injections. The study, “Modeling in vivo induction of gastric insulin-secreting cells using transplanted human stomach organoids,” published in Stem Cell Reports and led by Xiaofeng Huang, PhD, of Weill Cornell Medicine and Qing Xia, MD, PhD, of Peking…

James Watson, one of the 20th century’s most famous scientists, passed away on Thursday (November 6). He was 97.Watson was best known for his co-discovery of the DNA double helix along with biophysicist Francis Crick in 1953.1-3 Watson met Crick while working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish laboratory in 1951, a year after earning his PhD from Indiana University. The pair quickly bonded over their love for DNA.To build their model, Watson and Crick used the X-ray crystallography data that Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin, researchers at King’s College London, had generated. In 1962, Watson,…

Angela Kinsey told EatingWell that she always has a cheese stick and pretzels on hand to snack on while filming. The snack is simple, but a great source of carbs, protein and fat for a quick boost of energy.The actor also shared other favorites, including assorted nuts and her husband’s homemade granola. After nearly nine years of starring in the beloved sitcom The Office, Angela Kinsey now gets to be on set in her own kitchen to film her and husband Joshua Snyder’s series, Baking with Josh and Ange.   While their baking series feature the couple making sweet delicacies like chocolate…