Hannah Schmidt

It may not become your favorite dish, but in some parts of the world insects are considered a healthy and tasty source of food. In China animal farmers are using insects also as a low-cost and highly nutritious animal feed. Now nutrition experts are investigating how this protein-rich feed could be introduced to farmers in Europe. 

Currently the diagnosis of most mental illnesses is based on conversations and questionnaires. These could now be supported by a new low-cost blood test developed within the European research project SchizDX.

Scientists are attempting to tackle obesity by exploring ways of helping people stay healthy. One research project aims at producing junk-free, albeit tasty, food, whereas another looks at better understanding food consumption stimuli.

Scientists are studying the genetic, social and dietary factors influencing child obesity.

Detection of the emergence of antibiotic resistance in near real-time could contribute to fighting this recurrent problem

Fighting droughts with modern technology

Millions of tons of paper industry waste could soon be reused into a green solution to mop up oil or chemical spills.

A robot to play with! A childhood’s dream has now come true for researchers at the Flanders’ Mechatronics Technology Centre (FMTC) in Belgium. 

A new approach of civic participation seeking to help determine the future food and health research aims to support the adoption of healthy eating habits