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Biomerica, a global medical technology company, has been contracted to develop a new food allergy test for the Kyowa Medex Company in Japan, a subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company. Terms of the development...
The Office of Dietary Supplements at America's NationalInstitutes of Health has released thethird issue of the Annual Bibliography of SignificantAdvances in Dietary Supplement Research.
California-based nutraceuticals firm CreAgri, which develops antioxidant polyphenols from the pulp of olives, said it has raised $8.3 million in its first round of venture financing. POSCO BioVentures, DSM Venturing, Foragen Technologies Management...
A low fat diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil, which may increase serum estradiol levels, alters the make-up of the mammary gland and reduces breast cancer risk, according to one of several studies presented at the Association for...
Cognis Nutrition and Health and Kemin Foods have finally reached an agreement in court over the marketing and promotional issues for lutein and lutein esters products.Specific terms of the agreement are to remain confidential between the two parties.
The use of deguelin, a natural plant extract most commonly used as an insecticide in Africa and South America, inhibits the growth of precancerous and cancerous lung cells, with no toxic effects on normal cells, according to a study presented this week.
UK scientists identify protein components in cereal crops responsible for the debilitating condition coeliac disease offering hope to sufferers. The findings could lead to foods modified to remove the rogue sequence.
At a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this week one expert turned nutrition ideas upside down and another urged more evidence on the link between cholesterol and Alzheimer's Disease.