http://news.ifr.ac.uk Latest news and views from the Institute of Food Research Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:50:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 IFRNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/zvvx-Bn2TUg/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/juge-flint-grant/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:50:35 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4475 Dr Nathalie Juge has received just under £490,000 to work out at the molecular level how the beneficial bacteria in our guts break down insoluble dietary carbohydrate and host glycans – carbohydrates associated with proteins in the mucus layer that lines the gut. This is part of a larger project to be led by Professor […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/juge-flint-grant/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/juge-flint-grant/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/1b9xvJ4pUvc/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/youre-only-human/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:37:21 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4450 You’re only human, right? Well, actually no, you’re more bacteria than human. During National Science & Engineering week in March, the IFR is holding a free public lecture on probiotics and the microbes that live in our guts that are so vital to our health. Find out more about the trillions of bacteria that call […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/youre-only-human/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/youre-only-human/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/XAXDq4XhjPg/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/gut-bacteria-communication/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:00:20 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4420 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/gut-bacteria-communication/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/gut-bacteria-communication/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/em7zCOqc-vc/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/angiogenin4/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:49:13 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4433 Researchers at the Institute of Food Research and the University of Leeds have uncovered a mechanism our bodies use to fight off invading bacteria like Salmonella. It may also help to maintain the balance of good bacteria in our gut. The lining of our gut is a battleground where we have to constantly fight to […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/angiogenin4/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/angiogenin4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/YjAhWp8g81U/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/rob-kingsley/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:43:56 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4410 The Institute of Food Research is pleased to welcome Dr Rob Kingsley as a new research leader in its Gut Health and Food Safety programme. Rob’s interests are in understanding how bacteria interact with the host, how they move through the food chain and how they cause disease. Rob is focusing on Salmonella, one of […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/rob-kingsley/feed/ 1 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/rob-kingsley/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/p7ed7xMMqN8/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/ifr-big-bang-fair/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:52:46 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4400 There’s an incredible journey that’s taken several times each day. It’s only 9 metres long, but without it we wouldn’t survive. It’s a journey that involves a cast of trillions, locked in a constant battle to keep out invaders whilst performing vital tasks that provide the fuel for our daily lives. But despite this, it’s […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/ifr-big-bang-fair/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/02/ifr-big-bang-fair/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/fyn6DSeAIjE/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/01/structural_mucus_binding/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:35:29 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4392 Nathalie Juge and her group have found the first evidence for the structural mechanisms bacteria use to attach themselves to the mucus layer that lines our gut. Understanding the role that the gut microbiota plays in maintaining our health needs a full understanding of exactly how these bacteria bind to their hosts. In particular, there […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/01/structural_mucus_binding/feed/ 1 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/01/structural_mucus_binding/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/PfZqU14PEvc/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/01/reducing-sugar-in-foods/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:48:52 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4388 Action on Sugar has called for manufacturers to start to reduce the amount of sugar included in different foods to help combat the problem of obesity. They are focussing in particular on so-called ‘hidden’ sugar in many foods. Even in some low fat foods, there may be relatively high levels of sugar, which consumers may […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/01/reducing-sugar-in-foods/feed/ 1 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/01/reducing-sugar-in-foods/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/mRHQGs_01Is/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/12/nibb/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:01:35 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4379 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/12/nibb/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/12/nibb/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/vS5GR9shtUM/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/12/emulsion_stability/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:19:14 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4365 A recent paper on using atomic force microscopy to study and measure properties of oil droplets, such as those in food emulsions, was featured on the back cover of the journal Soft Matter. Understanding, at the molecular level, more about emulsions, and how fats and oils behave during digestion is an important part of IFR’s research […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/12/emulsion_stability/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/12/emulsion_stability/