A paper that concluded that DNA barcoding techniques were more cost-effective than traditional practices for identification of vegetation species has been retracted after the lead researcher – Dr Steven Newmaster – failed to respond to questions about...
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A meta-analysis of 13 clinical trials on more than 500,000 COVID-19 patients revealed no significant association between vitamin D supplementation and improved clinical outcomes based on current evidence.
Supplementation with a proprietary combination of extracts from Bergamot orange and Tongkat Ali led to significant reductions in BMI in a 112-day study with obese people, showing the potential of the ingredient for weight management formulations.
Research into the postpartum variations in human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) adds weight to the argument that extended breastfeeding is beneficial to infant development and may facilitate the development of new infant formula fortified with HMOs.
Beneficial bacterial strains may inhibit the breakdown of bone in older females, and offer candidate anti-osteoporotic probiotics, says a new study from China.
Consuming moderate levels of caffeine during pregnancy can reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
The plant-derived lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus paracasei IJH-SONE68 significantly improves symptoms or allergies, according to a newly published clinical trial.
Consumers are increasingly aware of the detrimental effects of not getting enough sleep, and emerging links between the gut microbiota and sleep could create opportunities for prebiotics and probiotics in the booming natural sleep aid category.
A brain receptor appears to take its cue from the body’s nutritional state in order to regulate growth and timing of puberty, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.
