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Cognis, the speciality chemicals company, suffered a tough year in the nutritional ingredients market, with a long-awaited surge in the growth of its natural vitamin E sales undermined by adverse currency movements.
Human neural stem cells, exposed in a lab dish to the steroid DHEA, exhibit a remarkable uptick in growth rates, suggesting that the hormone may play a role in helping the brain produce new cells, according to a new study published this week in the...
High blood pressure patients can significantly reduce their prescription medication by taking an antioxidant supplement to improve heart health, show the results of a new clinical study.
Nestlé has completed the genome sequence of a second probiotic bacterium, Lactobacillus johnsonii, known as La1, it revealed today.
Ongoing debate over strategy for the ingredient and juice producer Ocean Spray Cranberries has damaged the co-operative's credit rating, and could distract management from focusing on being more competitive, said analysts this week.
Irish dairy firm Glanbia is to invest €15 million in a new innovation centre to develop functional foods and health ingredients, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture and Food Joe Walsh revealed yesterday.