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A landmark study of 1.8 million people in the British Journal of Cancer finds vegetarians have a significantly lower risk of five cancer types, including pancreatic and breast cancer. However, specific deficiencies may increase risks for esophageal and bowel cancer in some plant-based diets.

Plant-based diets and supplements can dramatically reduce the severity of COVID-19. A study of 3,470 elderly COVID patients showed the participants in the nonplant-based diet group were twice as likely to have experienced moderate disease and 2.4 times more likely to have experienced severe disease.

Plant-based material offers sustainable method of recovering rare earth element - EurekAlert!

A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest

Researchers want a better whiff of plant-based proteins - EurekAlert!

307-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Plant-Eating Land Vertebrate Found in Canada

Opioid system may flag poor acceptance of plant-based feed in farmed trout - EurekAlert!

New poll: most Americans would consider a plant-based alternative to chicken wings during Super Bowl - EurekAlert!

Plant-Based Gum That Traps Flu and Herpes Before They Spread

Eating a plant-forward diet is good for your kidneys - EurekAlert!

Biologists and engineers follow goopy clues to plant-wilting bacteria - EurekAlert!

Plant-based hydrogel tames zinc dendrites, pushes aqueous batteries past 1 000 stable cycles - EurekAlert!

Exploring Plant-Based Diets and Mental Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

Plant-derived phenolic acids revive the power of tetracycline against drug-resistant bacteria - EurekAlert! Science News Releases

Resource intensiveness and environmental damage of animal agriculture; emerging alternative proteins, including plant-based foods, precision-fermented ingredients, and cultivated meat, show how scientific food principles can create more sustainable, nutritious, and affordable food systems

Plant-Derived compounds offer a green strategy to reduce pathogens and antibiotic resistance in manure-amended soils - EurekAlert!

This Bizarre Parasitic 'Mushroom' Plant Quit Photosynthesis – And It's Thriving

Researchers conducted a study involving 3030 colorectal cancer cases and 3044 controls. Physical activity and plant-based food intake decreased colorectal cancer risk while red/processed meat and alcohol intake increased the risk.

The perfect plastic? Plant-based, fully saltwater degradable, zero microplastics - EurekAlert!

New study shows some plant-based diets may raise heart disease risk