Food & Function were delighted to sponsor a poster prize at the 15th International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference which took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 5th-8th October 2015.
INDC 2015 – The International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference 2015 is an international forum for scientific discussion focused on understanding the relationship and connections between nutrition and clinical diagnostics.
The aim of this multidisciplinary conference is to bridge the gaps between the specialists and fields of science as diverse as nutrition, clinical biochemistry, food technology, analytical chemistry and medicine.
INDC 2015 attracted 211 delegates, speakers and sponsors from 41 countries.
The Best Poster Prize was awarded to Vera Semenova from the Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia with her poster entitled ‘Nutrition as a risk factor for changes in health status‘
Many congratulations to Vera on receiving your prize!
The front cover of issue 10 features artwork by Seishi Shimizu from the University of York. Seishi challenges the consensus of statistical thermodynamics by combining the rigorous Kirkwood–Buff theory of solution with the classical isodesmic model of caffeine association.
The front cover of issue 9 features artwork by Hongxin Wang from Jiangnan University. With his colleagues Wang investigates the components of a new resource food in China, peony seed oil (PSO) by GC-MS (gas chromatography–mass spectrometry), its inhibitory effects on carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes in vitro and its anti-diabetic effects on mice induced by streptozotocin (STZ).
The front cover of issue 8 features artwork by Mario Dell’Agle from the University of Milan. With his colleagues, Mario investigates the biological activity of Vitis vinifera L. water extract (VVWE) from dried leaves in two in vitro models of gastric and intestinal inflammation.
