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INOV8 is on Crowley’s Ridge today, a guest of the Arkansas Bioscience Institute‘s Fall Research Symposium at ASU in Jonesboro.
ABI is a joint venture between ASU, the University of Arkansas, UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Its purpose is to conduct research in the following areas: agriculture, bioengineering, tobacco, nutrition and any other related areas.
This morning’s presentations focused on nanomaterials and the health-promotion aspects of diets rich in blueberries.
Dr. Malathi Srivatsan of ASU’s Department of Biological Sciences presented research on neuron function, survival, growth and regeneration. Results show neuron-compatible nanotubes that promise advances in neuroprotection and regeneration in the nervous system.
We’re telling you, Arkansas is gonna be a nanotech leader one day…
From the meat of nanotubes, we moved on to dessert. Specifically, blueberries. Drs. Rosalia Simmen of the UAMS Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Luke Howard of the UofA’s food-science department dove into blueberry research.
Simmen spoke about blueberries and their role in the reduction of breast-cancer risk. Low-fat diets high in soy, fruits (particularly blueberries) and vegetables, her research has shown, can reduce the risk.
Howard revealed how blueberries and their abundance of polyphenolics have shown to provide a variety of health-promoting properties, including anti-obesity effects.
Check back with INOV8 next week for more.
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