MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: * * * Mars, which kicked-off Halloween celebrations in May with the "Mars Tricks, Treats and Trends" report, shares a mid-October update on the spookiest season * * * NEWARK, NJ (October 16, 2024) - Mars is celebrating Halfoween today -- October's halfway mark to Halloween -- with spooktacular confectionery trends leading into the big night. As the auth more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: In search of the genetic variants of human sex ratio at birth: was Fisher wrong about sex ratio evolution? (DOI: doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1876) Each year, roughly the same numbers of boys and girls are born. But in individual families, some couples have four or more daughters and no sons, and some have all male children and no female children, points out University of Michigan evolutionary geneticist more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 17 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: By Maroua Beddadi As the world came together to celebrate World Food Day 2024 under the theme, "Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future", a transformative initiative in Tunisia showed how empowering small-scale dairy farmers can have a profound impact on food security. Since 2022, the country has experienced a shortage of milk - an essential product in Tunis more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 17 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: By Anastasia Dolmatova The history of Fabrica de Unt din Floresti, a dairy producer in northern Moldova, is rich with tradition and resilience. Founded in 1966, the factory had long been a pillar of the local community, producing high-quality dairy products. However, like many enterprises in post-Soviet countries, the factory faced severe challenges in the 1990s. A new  more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 16 -- Healthcare, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it features original theoretical and empirical work in the interdisciplinary area of medicine and health care research, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 17): * Article - A Cross-Sectional Study of Spanish Grindr Users: Sociodemographic Characteristics, Sexual Health Trends, and Attitudes toward HIV Testing * Article - Achieving Robust Medical more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * Half (52%) of North Carolina residents report inflation is affecting "a lot" of their spending decisions. * * * Inflation is still on the minds of North Carolinians interviewed for the latest High Point University Poll. Half (52%) of North Carolina residents responding to the survey said inflation concerns have affected a lot of their spending decisions this year. About one-third (3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Certain Chocolate Milk Powder and Packaging Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Motion for Summary Determination of Violation of the General Exclusion Order; Request for Briefing on the Issues Under Review and on Remedy, Public Interest, and Bonding." SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: "Yesterday's court decision is the culmination of our 18-year legal battle to adequately protect the threatened desert tortoise and its critical habitat from off-highway vehicle use on public lands in the western Mojave Desert," said Jeff Aardahl, senior California representative for Defenders of Wildlife. "This is clearly a win for the desert tortoise, which has been on a path toward ext more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 17 -- Nutrients, a peer-reviewed open access journal of human nutrition from the Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organisation, American Oil Chemists Society, Italian Society for Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 15): * Article - "I Haven't Had Moose Meat in a Long Time": Exploring Urban more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 16 -- Nutrients, a peer-reviewed open access journal of human nutrition from the Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organisation, American Oil Chemists Society, Italian Society for Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 16): * Article - A Brief Online Intervention Based on Dialectical Behavior  more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 16 -- Nutrients, a peer-reviewed open access journal of human nutrition from the Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organisation, American Oil Chemists Society, Italian Society for Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 17): * Article - A Dietary Intervention in Adults with Overweight or Obesi more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 16 -- Nutrients, a peer-reviewed open access journal of human nutrition from the Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organisation, American Oil Chemists Society, Italian Society for Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 18): * Article - A Comparative Study on the Dietary Iodine Intake and the  more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 16 -- Nutrients, a peer-reviewed open access journal of human nutrition from the Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organisation, American Oil Chemists Society, Italian Society for Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 19): * Article - A Cross-Sectional Study of Pre-Prepared Foods Knowledge, A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: BABB, Mont. Reclamation received the first sections of the 90-inch replacement pipe for the St. Mary Siphon, marking a major milestone of the extensive project to restore the damaged siphon. This milestone sets the stage for replacing the critical infrastructure that delivers water to the Milk River Project, a lifeline for north-central Montana ranchers, farmers, and communities more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 1554-9089) on October 11, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for reduced supplies, larger domestic use, unchanged exports, and lower ending stocks. Supplies are lowered 6 million bushels to 2,783 million, as reduced beginning stocks and lower production are partly offset by larger imports. Product more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * Dairy product manufacturer to add 28 new jobs in conjunction with their 10th anniversary of operation in Virginia * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Shamrock Farms, a leading dairy product manufacturer, will invest $59 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Augusta County. The project will create 28 new jobs and add 81,000 square feet to the co more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Industry experts share the trends set to transform our plates in this 10th annual report from the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer * * * Today, Whole Foods Market's Trends Council unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2025 (https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/trends/the-next-big-things-our-top-10-food-trends-in-2025) in the retailer's 10th annual Trends p more PR