While the McDonald's frappé is certainly a sweet treat, many drink it to get their daily dose of caffeine. So how much ...

A novel placebo-controlled study has found daily caffeine consumption can significantly reduce the volume of gray matter in ...

Product safety, measuring the health effects of exposure to chemicals and chemical contaminants in food.

Chemical engineers are problem solvers - they bring new medicines to market, develop alternative fuels, keep food manufacturing safe, and create new manufacturing materials. They move small-scale ...

We all know coffee, energy drinks, and certain sodas contain caffeine. This stimulating substance ... Health benefits and chemical composition of matcha green tea: A review.

The new structure incorporates chemical groups called sulfonates to make it compatible with water, allowing it to function in real-world water systems, like rivers or wastewater. It uses a natural ...

“Earth becomes a musical instrument.” Decades ago, measurements of such seismic waves identified two strange continent-sized structures, one beneath the Pacific Ocean and one beneath Afric ...

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While the caffeine biosynthetic pathway has been well-documented, the molecular mechanisms controlling its production in tea plants have remained largely elusive. This knowledge gap has made it ...

A study has revealed the molecular mechanisms regulating caffeine biosynthesis in tea plants, identifying crucial genes and microRNAs that control its production. This discovery is a game-changer ...