Jun 8, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Research
A team of ecologists at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the UK have released a study in which they constructed a scientific model which may be able to predict how Xylella fastidiosa will spread. Study Predicts the Spread of Xylella Pathogen in Olive...
May 31, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business, Research
Last fall, researchers at Wright State University announced they had found that emerald ash borer can develop from larvae to adulthood on a species of olive tree. Today, that study is published online in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
May 31, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health, Research
In the summer of 1965, a team of researchers at the University of Florida formulated a carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage to help their football players cope with heat and heat-related illnesses. Since the university football team is the Florida Gators, they named the...
May 31, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business, Research
Waste from the olive oil industry like olive stone ash, ground olive stones, and sludge from pomace oil extraction can be used as effective secondary raw materials in the making of clay bricks and cement paste. Olive Waste Can Be Used to Make Effective Building...
May 12, 2017 | Australia, Olives and Health, Research
Australian researchers have identified a link between saturated fat consumption and the likelihood of developing osteoarthritis – the first time the relationship has directly been explored. Given that “previous research indicated that compounds in olive oil can...
May 12, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
Researchers in Chile found a compound in olive oil reduced the adverse effects on cholesterol and insulin caused by a high-fat diet. Olive Oil Helps Reverse Damage of High-Fat Diets...
