When the scientists could see their model was working, they injected two formulations of hydrolyzed soy protein and soy peptides so the scientists could monitor the effects of each on food intake and weight loss. The researchers wanted to see if soy protein hydrolysates could affect these regulatory hormones and their receptors. To compare soy peptides with leptin, de Mejia's graduate student Nerissa Vaughn, with the help of associate professor Lee Beverly, implanted cannulas in the brains...

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Soybean futures in Chicago fell for a second straight session, erasing an early gain, on speculation Midwest rains will spur farmers to shift more acres intended for corn to the oilseed. farmers had planted 23 percent of the expected crop as of April 29, compared with the average of 42 percent by that date during the past five years, the government said earlier this week. farmers said in a government survey in March that they would increase corn acreage 15 percent to...

Still, some experts warn that the price has nowhere to go but down if the market is flooded, and not everyone has forgotten how a massive grain deal with the Soviet Union in the early 1970s and the 1996 drought in China shot corn prices to record highs - prices that later wilted. Farmers turning to more corn, away from soybeans, cotton. Still, some experts warn that the price has nowhere to go but down if the market is flooded, and not everyone has forgotten how a massive grain deal with...

Under the licensing agreement, Solae will have exclusive worldwide use of the flavor ingredients in virtually all categories of foods and beverages that contain added soy protein. The new research, development and commercialization agreement includes a collaborative period during which the companies will seek to discover and develop new systems that enhance the flavor of soy proteins. The companies expect to develop novel soy protein flavor enhancers and taste modulators using Senomyx's...

The economics of farming mean that not everyone will be rolling in cash after the harvest. Some of this year's increase will mean fewer acres of other crops, including soybeans, wheat, barley, dry beans, sugar beets and flaxseed. A cold April and early rains have slowed farmers in southern Minnesota, and especially in Iowa, the heart of the nation's corn crop, where farmers had just 14 percent of the crop in the ground by Sunday, compared with 58 percent in the ground by the same time last...