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Flavonoid-like peanut extracts appear to promote sleep quality, study suggests

The flavonoid-like components of peanut stem and leaf extract appear to promote sleep quality via a mechanism of action that decreases neuronal excitability, according to researchers.

Funding boost for Scandinavian biotech to invest in novel therapeutics

New Scandinavian venture capital firm, Sound Bioventures, has secured its first round of funding for investment in biotech innovation in Europe and the US.

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All Health Breaks Loose: Lycored Opens Groundbreaking Facility

The global leader that put supplemental lycopene on the world stage has opened a new technologically sophisticated and sustainable facility in New Jersey.

Green Mediterranean diet: “a simple, safe and promising avenue to slow age-related neurodegeneration”

A large brain MRI trial has shown that the ‘Green’ Mediterranean diet, high in polyphenols and low in processed and red meat, may slow brain atrophy in the over 50s

NutraWomen Wednesday: Michelle Frame, Candy Scientist at Victus ARS

Michelle Frame may just have the sweetest job in the industry. She is president and founder of Victus Ars, but she prefers the title “Candy Scientist.”

Replacing TAG oil with DAG oil can achieve greater weight reduction in overweight subjects - Meta-analysis

Diacylglycerol (DAG) oil can reduce body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and serum triacylglycerol (TAG) in people with glucose and lipid metabolism-related diseases, compared to those taking TAG oil, according to a meta-analysis of randomised...

Nagasaki University and Kirin to study lactic acid bacteria on relieving symptoms in COVID-19 patients

Nagasaki University and Kirin Holdings are embarking on a joint clinical research to assess the effect of lactic acid bacteria on relieving symptoms in COVID-19 human subjects.