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Purple Corn Offers Benefits Inside and Out. NIFA Blog. Researchers at the University of Illinois found that elements of purple corn might help fight several diseases; photo by L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Aug 5, 2019

Purple Corn Offers Benefits Inside and Out

Sophia Kathariou (right) with students Sangmi Lee (left) and Shakir Ratani (center). (Image courtesy of North Carolina State University.)

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Dec 17, 2018

Tackling Listeria: New Study Reveals Hypervirulent Strains and Emerging Clones

Beneficial gut bacteria metabolize fiber to improve heart health in mice. A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher checks on a group of germ-free mice inside a sterile lab environment. (Photo by Bryce Richter, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

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Nov 13, 2018

Beneficial Gut Bacteria Metabolize Fiber to Improve Heart Health in Mice

A team of researchers from University of Illinois discovered that estrogen supplements change the bacterial composition in the intestinal tract, affecting how estrogen is metabolized. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer.)

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Jun 22, 2018

Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Changes Microbial Activity in the Gut, Study Finds

A variety of foods can be made from barley. ARS photo by Peggy Greb

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Jan 24, 2018

New ‘Buck’ Naked Barley: Food, Feed, Brew

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue hosts a task force listening session with state and local elected officials, industry leaders, farm bureau members, students, and local farmers, in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on Sept. 1, 2017. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.

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Jan 11, 2018

Opioid Crisis Affects All Americans, Rural and Urban

Oklahoma State University students Olivia Hawkins, left, and Lei Wu work on a project to study the health benefits of whole eggs in improving insulin resistance and lowering blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. (Photo courtesy of Dingbo Daniel Lin)

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Nov 15, 2017

NIFA Programs Helping to Combat America’s Growing Diabetes Crisis

National Ag Day celebrates those who work to get healthful food on the table, from farm to fork, including EFNEP professionals.

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Mar 21, 2017

National Ag Day: Giving Thanks for Agriculture, from Farm to Fork

NIFA-funded research used genetics to remove horns from dairy cattle. (Image courtesy of Recombinetics)

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Nov 15, 2016

NIFA, Agricultural Research Tackle Society’s "Wicked" Problems

RootDown LA — growing plants in one of the program’s community gardens

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Jun 23, 2015

Feed Thy Neighbor: South LA Youth Use Neighborhood Gardens to Educate, Better Community Health

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