Journal Article

A new study in npj Science of Food introduces FoodAtlas, a large-scale, AI-powered knowledge graph that connects foods to the chemicals they contain—and to potential health and biological effects. Developed...

A new study co-authored by Oliver Fiehn of the West Coast Metabolomics Center at UC Davis has uncovered a powerful new way to tell whether patients are taking metformin, the...

A new study published in Current Research in Food Science co-authored by Ilias Tagkopoulos from the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS) introduces a new DNA-based approach that...

Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new edible scaffold that helps cultivated meat better replicate the taste and texture of conventional meat by integrating fats directly into growing muscle...

A new study led by Dr. Keith Baar at UC Davis shows that chronic kidney disease (CKD) can directly weaken tendons, even without detectable changes in tendon size or collagen...

Two new studies supported by the Longevity Consortium and featuring UC Davis researchers, including Dr. Oliver Fiehn, have identified promising biological markers in blood that are associated with aging and...

Probiotic Supplement Helps Shape Infant Gut Microbiome After Newborn Stage A new study shows that breastfed babies between 2 and 4 months old can still benefit from a daily probiotic...

Publication: Journal of Applied Physiology | https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00512.2025 Authors: Danielle Steffen, Kevin J.M Paulussen, Ryman Crone, Benjamin Tucker, Suraj Pathak and Keith Baar  Abstract Caffeine is a well-known stimulant that is widely used to increase alertness and performance. However, there is little...

ABSTRACT Dietary fibers promote positive health outcomes that are generally attributed to large bowel bacterial fermentation and associated bioactive metabolites. Historically, studies of the latter have focused on short-chain fatty...

Abstract Monosaccharides exist in either “D” or “L” conformations, with L-sugars being much less abundant in nature and therefore classified as “rare sugars.” Rare sugars hold significant potential due to...

Abstract Rare sugars are valuable for food and pharmaceutical applications. D-Mannose, a low-calorie sweetener, is traditionally produced via chemical extraction from plant biomass, which is unsustainable, while enzymatic methods suffer...

Wine has long been studied for its cardioprotective effects, exemplified by the French Paradox—the observation of relatively lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates in the French population despite high dietary cholesterol...