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Wageningen University and Research Centre

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Name: Wageningen University and Research Centre

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Research examines new methods for managing digestive health

) Research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) explores new methods for managing digestive health through diet and lifestyle.Individuals suffering from Crohn's disease are often plagued by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality of life. ... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 18 2013]

Entities: Vitamin D, Diet, Crohn's disease, Patient, Colorectal Cancer

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen (The Netherlands) by Claus en Kaan Architecten

Two of the existing three branches of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) are housed in this building. The complex comprises a main building with laboratories and offices, and various subsidiary buildings such as greenhouses. It accommodates ... [Published Archinect - May 18 2013]

Entities: Wageningen (Netherlands), Netherlands, Ecology

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Researchers see potential in deploying Akkermansia bacteria to understand and treat obesity

A dominant and useful bacterium called Akkermansia muciniphila is present in the intestinal system of all humans, from babies to the elderly. This microorganism is found in the intestinal mucus layer that protects against intruders. Even more remarkable ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bacteria, Obesity, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Inflammation, Brussels

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Malaria parasites manipulate mosquitoes

Scientists will attempt to find out how malaria parasites manipulate their mosquito hosts after discovering that smell could be a major factor.In a study published in PLOS ONE today, a team of researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical ... [Published BBSRC - May 16 2013]

Entities: Malaria, Parasitism, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, James Logan, Odour

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Small is bountiful (but messy): informal irrigation and new directions for food security in sub-Saharan Africa

ICE topics:Add topics to my profileThe following topics of interest will be added to your profileAlready registered?We can highlight events that match your profile. Login now18:00 - Registration and refreshments18:30 - Welcome from the Chair18:35 - L ... [Published Institution of Civil Engineers - May 16 2013]

Entities: Irrigation, Food Security, Water Management

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Wageningen University and Research Centre

Malaria-infected mosquitoes more attracted to human odour

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that female mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites are significantly more attracted to human odour than uninfected mosquitoes.In a laboratory setting, they showed that infected ... [Published TruthDive - May 16 2013]

Entities: Odour, Malaria, Anopheles Gambiae, Parasitism, Wageningen University and Research Centre

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Feeding the world population sustainably and efficiently with ecologically intensive agriculture

Conventional methods of agriculture and cattle-breeding cannot feed the world population. They are not sustainable, pollute the environment, are responsible for reducing biodiversity and have a damaging effect on human health. In order to guarantee food ... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Food Production, Organic Agriculture, Sustainment

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Eat beetles to beat obesity

The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors of a United Nations report said the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity. More than 1,900 species of insects are eaten around ... [Published Asiaone - May 16 2013]

Entities: Beetle, Obesity, Insect

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Intestinal bacterium Akkermansia curbs obesity

Prof. Patrice Cani from Brussels and Prof. Willem de Vos from Wageningen University, together with their colleagues, published these findings in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). They see potential in deploying ... [Published Science Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bacteria, Obesity, Inflammation, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Diet

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Study: Eating forest products critical to fighting hunger - including insects!

While insects can be slimy, cringe-inducing creatures, often squashed on sight by humans, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says beetles, wasps and caterpillars are also an unexplored nutrition source that can help address global food insecurity. ... [Published Newsvine - May 14 2013]

Entities: Insect, Food Security, GRAZIANO DA SILVA

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Insects have potential to provide food and livelihoods

Women selling larvae of the palm weevil beetle in large paniersForests products, including insects are critical to the fight against hunger, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and the University of Wageningen ... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 14 2013]

Entities: Insect, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United N..., Beetle

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Full Professor Bioinformatics (F / M)

The full professor (1.0/0.8 fte) is responsible for the scientific development of research and education in the field of Bioinformatics in close cooperation with the current staff members. The chair holder will focus on starting shared research lines ... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 14 2013]

Entities: Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research Centre, complex systems, Genome

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...of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, according to the May 18, 2013 news release, Research examines new methods for managing digestive health. "Our findings offer insight into this disparity and pave the way for new research."

Digestive Disease Week (DDW)® emphasizes new health management devices, methods (Video) [Published Examiner.com - May 19 2013]

The audit panel had particular praise for UM's quality assurance policy: "The various meetings, presentations and discussions on site have convinced the audit panel that the vision on the quality of education is extremely well supported: all interlocutors, from the Supervisory Council and deans to the students, are aware of the key characteristics of the university, speak favourably about internationalisation, Problem-Based Learning and multidisciplinary education and re, and confirm that these dimensions are an integral part of daily life at the university. The same is true for the quality culture, which is present - and broadly disseminated - among both the central and faculty levels of UM."

UM awarded institutional accreditation and internationalisation label >> [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

"We have now shown for the first time that the sense of smell could hold the key to understanding how the parasite successfully manipulates the mosquito to ensure its spread" Logan said

Malaria infected mosquitoes more attracted to human odour [Published DDI News - May 16 2013]

Dr Logan and team have been awarded a grant of £463,905 from the BBSRC to investigate "Olfactory mechanisms underlying behavioural manipulation of mosquitoes by malaria parasites" . R C Smallegange et al, Malaria infected mosquitoes express enhanced attraction to human odour, PLOS ONE. The paper is available at dx.plos.org/10...

Malaria parasites manipulate mosquitoes [Published BBSRC - May 16 2013]

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Unlocking the manipulation of mosquitoes by mal... [Published EurekAlert! - May 15 2013]
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Value of insects [Published Donga.com - May 15 2013]
Intestinal bacterium Akkermansia curbs obesity [Published Science Daily - May 15 2013]
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Study: Forest products critical to fight hunger... [Published Newsvine - May 14 2013]

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UN Bigwigs Eat Filet Mignon and Foie Gras, Tell... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 15 2013] UN Bigwigs Eat Filet Mignon and Foie Gras, Tell Everyone Else to Eat Bugs http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/un-bigwigs-eat-filet-mignon-and-foie-gras-tell-everyone-else-to-eat-bugs/ May 14, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (14) ...
Study concludes microbial lipids can be commerc... [Published Green Car Congress - May 10 2013] Researchers from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, have concluded that “ although quite some work still has to be done” , microbial lipids—i.e., lipids from yeasts and fungi—have the potential to be tomorrow’s source of biodiesel. Their analysis ...
Study concludes microbial lipids can be commerc... [Published Green Car Congress - May 10 2013] Researchers from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, have concluded that “ although quite some work still has to be done” , microbial lipids—i.e., lipids from yeasts and fungi—have the potential to be tomorrow’s source of biodiesel. Their analysis ...
Solar Panels Help Prevent Malaria in Kenya [Published CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com - May 06 2013] Rusinga Island, located in the eastern part of Lake Victoria in Kenya, is having solar panels installed on homes to not only provide electricity but to aid in the fight against malaria. Malaria kills an estimated 1.2 million people per year and is ...
Bring on the Bugs [Published Ecology Global Network - May 01 2013] By Dawn Starin A street vendor in Bangkok sells a variety of insects—valuable sources of protein that are quite sustainable. Photo: Dawn Starin In 2010 David Letterman asked Hollywood actress Salma Hayek if she routinely eats bugs. “Look,” she responded. ...

Press Releases

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Dual Citizen of Switzerland and USA Awarded Int... [Published Business Wire - May 07 2013]