Islam El-Sharkawy, PhD is an associate professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and is currently researching how grapes can be used to prevent and treat disease. Protiva Das, PhD , ...

Could some of the natural chemicals found in plants be powerful enough to improve cardiovascular health? Researchers are conducting a clinical study to evaluate the potential cardiovascular health ...

There's problem, though. Many people have a hard time getting past the thick skin and bitter seeds of the muscadine. Not totally unexpected for a fruit that takes its name from the smell of a male ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of my fondest childhood memories is snacking on sweet, juicy grapes. When they're ripe, they truly are like candy, with a ...

Most of the seeds and skin from grapes used for wine production winds up in waste streams. But scientists have found that the oil extracted from Muscadine grape seeds produces a form of Vitamin E, ...

It’s vine time as muscadines and scuppernongs are ripening now. These sour-skinned, but spicy-sweet on the inside native grapes, often referred to as the “Grapes of the South,” are like rutabagas and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muscadine grape season is starting in the Pensacola area, and some farms will let visitors get in on the action through U-Pick ...

The muscadine grape is as Southern as cotton - actually, it is more so, since it is native to the region. The various kinds of cotton grown in the South, Gossypium species, are native to Asia, Africa ...

Want to grow grapes in the South? If so, you have two choices: Plant muscadines, or plant another type of grape and watch the vines die. Table, wine and concord type grapes rarely live for more than a ...

The purported health benefits—or detriments—of wine seem to change on a weekly basis. Whenever positive news about consuming wine is published, detractors are quick to respond, and eventually it is ...