Caffeine, nicotine to be monitored by WADA

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 14:21

Effects of caffeine, part of everyone`s morning cup of tea or coffee, has got into the new list of substances that would be monitored by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in order to detect patterns of misuse in sport.

Scientists engineer first caffeine-addicted bacteria

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 20:59

Scientists, for the first time, have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria which are addicted to caffeine.

`Caffeine improves memory in honeybees`

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 19:51

Scientists have shown that caffeine improves a honeybee`s memory and could help plants recruit more bees to spread their pollen.

Coffee residue a valuable resource, not waste

Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 16:44

Used coffee grounds - the muck left behind in your percolator after brewing coffee - are a valuable source of bioactive compounds for producing dietary supplements, scientists report.