DIC Corporation has developed a new production facility for coatings suitable for direct food contact materials on the site of DIC Graphics’ plant in Jakarta, Indonesia. With an annual production target of 1,000 tonnes by fiscal year 2030 for markets in Asian countries, the facility is expected to meet the growing demand for sustainable packaging.

A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found predominantly in fish oils, may help ward off the development of short sightedness (myopia) in children, while a high intake of saturated fats, found in foods such as butter, palm oil and red meat, may boost the risk of the condition.

Researchers have identified key factors that influence the flavour of chocolate during the cocoa bean fermentation process, a discovery that could offer chocolate producers a powerful tool to craft consistently high-quality, flavour-rich chocolate.

Scientists from across the globe have worked together and published a paper which outlines three core actions – increasing food production and consumption from the sea, reducing food waste by 75 %, and restoring 50 % of degraded land. They expect that these actions will reverse the trajectory of land degradation by 2050.

Vaccines activate a notably rapid response in the stromal cells of draining lymph nodes within the first hours after administration. Researchers have also revealed that the stromal alterations prime the lymph node landscape for the subsequent steps of vaccine-induced immune responses.

Researchers have discovered that the protein FTL1 speeds the aging of the brain, but experiments suggest its effects can be countered, offering hope for future therapies.

Leading experts from around the world have identified key research priorities that are needed to detect and mitigate the threat of future mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreaks.

Research has revealed that the Covid infection might lead to aging of blood vessels by about five years especially in women. It also stated that people who had been vaccinated against Covid generally had arteries that were less stiff than people who were unvaccinated.

A new study in Finland has revealed that spending time in nature can help people to identify what is meaningful in their lives. The researchers used the data to study the relationship between nature and well-being.

Researchers in a new study have found out that regularly helping people outside the home has the ability to significantly slow down cognitive decline in middle-age and older adults.