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Study shows promise in long-term Crohn's disease remission

December 15th, 2020

Peter Mannon, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the UNMC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is co-author of a paper about a recent study that may hold promise in providing long-term remission of Crohn's disease, one type of inflammatory bowel disease.

Food for Health Agriculture & Health Summit is going virtual

December 3rd, 2020

Save the date for the Agriculture & Health Summit - Cultivating Gut Health at the Crossroads of Food & Medicine

Study concludes Americans self-diagnose to adopt gluten-free diets

November 20th, 2020

Ailments such as Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity prevent an estimated 1 in 20 Americans from consuming gluten, the mesh of proteins that gives wheat doughs their structure.

Doughnuts, cookies, pizza crust, cake, bread and pasta are among the many wheat flour-based foods that are off limits to those who are gluten intolerant.

Yet studies show far more Americans limit their consumption of gluten than are medically required to do so. An estimated 25% of Americans follow a gluten-free diet.

NUtech Ventures announces Innovator Awards

November 4th, 2020

James Schnable recognized for outstanding paper

Lincoln, Neb. —A paper by Dr. James Schnable, Agronomy & Horticulture, has been selected as the 2020 Outstanding Paper by The Plant Phenome Journal.

All the angles: Automated image processing could aid crop evals

September 29th, 2020

Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research.

NFHC Collaborative Research Publication Featured on Front Cover of Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

September 21st, 2020

Husker-led project to advance, standardize field of phenotyping

Perdue says innovation, collaboration key to agriculture’s future

September 7th, 2020

The future of U.S. agriculture is dependent upon research, innovation and collaboration, which together will lead to increased agricultural efficiency and sustainability, as well as development of foods designed to improve human health, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said Sept. 4 during a visit to Nebraska Innovation Campus.

“It’s universities like this that make that happen,” Perdue said.

NFHC Partners with Nebraska Sorghum Board Competition

August 26th, 2020

The Nebraska Food for Health Center is a partner for the exciting new competition called Catalyst. This is a sorghum based product development competition created by the Nebraska Sorghum Board. This is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to gain valuable mentorship experience from the associated partners. The Catalyst competition was recently highlighted on Pure Nebraska. You can find more competition details on the competition’s website.