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  • This Creamy Pasta Trick Just Earned Scientists an Ig Nobel Prize

    10/10/2025 7:25:28 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | October 09, 2025 | Institute of Science and Technology Austria
    Physicists discovered the secret to flawlessly creamy cacio e pepe, and it earned them the Ig Nobel Prize. Shutterstock A team of physicists won the Ig Nobel Prize for cracking the code to perfect cacio e pepe. Their clever study revealed how starch and temperature control can transform a lumpy sauce into creamy perfection, proving that great science sometimes starts with dinner. The Struggle for the Perfect Cacio e Pepe Cacio e pepe ranks among Italy’s most beloved pasta dishes, yet even (Italian) scientists struggle to achieve the smooth, creamy sauce it’s famous for. Fabrizio Olmeda, a physicist at...
  • Dietary supplement modifies gut microbiome—potential implications for bone marrow transplant patients (Resistant potato starch dropped Graft Vs Host Disease 80%)

    10/21/2023 8:16:31 PM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 7 replies
    Medical Xpress / Baylor College of Medicine / mNature Medicine ^ | Oct. 19, 2023 | Molly Chiu / Mary M. Riwes et al
    Researchers conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato starch as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow transplant patients. The study is the first part of a two-phase ongoing clinical trial evaluating the effect of modifying the microbiome on the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a major complication that develops in up to half the patients who receive a bone marrow transplant and can lead to injury and death. Previous pre-clinical data from the Reddy lab demonstrated that butyrate, a compound produced by healthy intestinal bacteria when they digest resistant...