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A public health initiative to enrich cereal grain foods in Canada with folic acid has halved the prevalence of neural-tube defects among both unborn and newborn children, report authors of a research letter in this week's issue of The Lancet.
A collaborative global effort has resulted in the completion of an advanced draft, or blueprint, of the rice genome. Officials at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE)...
People who drink a cup of green tea everyday may be protecting against heart attack, according to a study by researchers in Japan.