The final meeting of the project will take place in Istanbul on May 25-26 at the ITU Foundation Building, Maçka, one of the international partners joining the study.
During the two-days meeting, researchers will show the major outcomes of the project focusing on the main steps ahead in the study on flavonoids, that were shown to [...]

Unigen has received a new US utility patent for Univestin, a proprietary joint care product, with claims for alleviating joint discomfort and stiffness, and improving mobility, range of motion, flexibility and physical function.
The new patent (7,514,469) is the third US patent for Univestin and its claims cover compositions that comprise an extract derived from Scutellaria [...]

Darker colors in leafy vegetables are often signs of antioxidants that are thought to have a variety of health benefits. Now a team of plant physiologists has developed a way to make lettuce darker and redder—and therefore healthier—using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Steven Britz of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Md., and colleagues will [...]

A team of scientists based at UALR is developing flavonoid rich tomato plants strong enough to grow in space and survive Earth droughts and disease.
More than providing fresh produce for astronauts on extended missions to Mars, the research has important implications for developing crops resistant to drought and other stresses while improving the nutritional value [...]