Across the desks

• Environment ›

  PAHs raise breast cancer risk

  A study in Cancer Research found long-term exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was associated with higher breast cancer risk: 20% for a spouse's tobacco smoke, 30% for synthetic firelogs, 45% for ingesting PAHs and 46% across all sources combined.

  Nov 25, 2016 · 1 min read

  1. Mt. Hood Meadows Poised for Limited Opening Friday

     Nov 22, 2016 · 2 min read

  2. Mt. Hood Meadows Presents a Pray for Snow Day and Party Saturday

     Nov 18, 2016 · 3 min read

  3. Save the rusty patched bumblebee

     Nov 14, 2016 · 2 min read

  4. Residing near AM radio transmitters raises leukemia risk

     Nov 12, 2016 · 1 min read

• Food Chemicals ›

  Trans fat but not saturated fat may cause heart disease, diabetes mellitus

  Abbi Lane-Cordova and colleagues gave 11 healthy non-obese adults three test drinks. Only the high-trans-fat one reduced brachial artery flow-mediated dilation 3 to 4 hours later, and insulin sensitivity improved after the saturated-fat and placebo drinks but not the trans-fat drink.

  Jun 25, 2015 · 2 min read

  1. Current Animal Food GRAS Notices Inventory

     Jul 31, 2014 · 5 min read

  2. Scientists Develop New Way to Make Food Ingredient from Rice Bran Oil

     Apr 3, 2014 · 2 min read

  3. Maltodextrin: Why don't I like it?

     Nov 18, 2012 · 1 min read

  4. Addictive and Toxic: Found in Bread, Pasta Sauce and Salad Dressing

     Mar 24, 2012 · 9 min read

• Sci-Tech ›

  Media Advisory: 62nd Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 1-3 in College Station

  The 62nd Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course runs August 1-3 in College Station, with sessions on production, management and market outlooks, a Cattleman's College of workshops, and demonstrations of fence building, cattle working and carcass quality.

  Jul 28, 2016 · 1 min read

  1. Breeding Sugar Beets for Better Resistance to Curly Top Virus

     Mar 29, 2016 · 2 min read

  2. Ancient Grains Make Healthful, Tasty Cookies

     Mar 16, 2016 · 2 min read

  3. Animal science department mourns loss of equine professor

     Feb 16, 2016 · 2 min read

  4. Food Toxin Detector Incorporates Camera

     Sep 29, 2015 · 2 min read