A new review paper posultates a mechanism for the development of blood vessel aneurysms, and identifies a role for Vitamin K2 is preventing their occurrence.
Olive oil enriched with bioactive compounds extracted from olive fruit and leaves had a positive effect on blood pressure and cholesterol levels in rats, according to a new study.
An expert panel has identified that interventions based on biomarkers and disease prevention need to be the key priority areas for the nutritional scientific community to promote healthy ageing as the number of seniors in APAC soars.
The high prices of healthy foods, coupled with an abundance of cheap unhealthy foods, remains a prime contributor to malnutrition globally, warn researchers.
Everyone knows an apple a day keeps the doctor away. They may also store intriguing benefits for the gut, suggests new research, with the organic variety having the edge over standard apples.
A 3D printed pill that samples bacteria found in the gut could have important implications for the diagnosis and treatment of inflammation and recurrent infections linked to the microbial imbalance.
A gut health product based on a botanical, a grain and a berry is using the popularity of ketogenic diets as a way to raise awareness of its microbiome modulating effects.
Scientists reveal why microbes shun a "survival of the fittest" approach when acquiring nutrients, instead choosing to cooperative strategy that ensures the balance and stability of a bacterial population.
Israeli researchers find more clues as to how the gut-brain axis functions by isolating a molecule that is under-produced in the guts of people with motor-neurone disease (ALS).
Dietary supplementation appears to be widely used in sport with athletes relying on inadequate sources of information and may be largely unaware of sources to detect supplement contamination.
A group of Dutch researchers looked at 22 published studies to summarize the evidence we have so far on the health benefits of a group of compounds (called flavanones) found in citrus.
Researchers continue to link diet with gut health as a US team find fruit, vegetable and whole grain consumption results in higher beneficial bacteria whilst diets that include fat, alcohol, and added sugar result in higher harmful bacteria numbers.
A study suggesting women at high risk of developing ovarian cancer have lower levels of protective “friendly” vaginal bacteria suggests there may be an untapped opportunity for the women’s probiotics industry, a market analyst has said.
