Brewers’ hops could be used to clean up the ‘brown soup’ of Berlin’s River Spree

Brewers’ hops could be used to filter out iron particles from Germany’s River Spree that have run into the water from open-cast coal mines The River Spree is turned brown by run off of iron compounds and heavy metals  Researchers hope to create ‘filter bags’ made using by-products from brewing These bags would hang in … Read more

‘Porridge and lentil soup’ diet aims to curb diabetes in Scotland

Doctors in Scotland to trial an 850-calorie ‘porridge and lentil soup’ diet to curb the nation’s spiralling diabetes epidemic A total of 15,980 new patients diagnosed in 2018 – including 205 under age of 30 The 850-calorie daily diet plan includes five portions of fruit and vegetables Participants will lose a stone a month and ‘diabetes … Read more