Gut health may be key to allergy prevention
Changes in gut microflora caused by widespread use of antibiotics and today's high-fat, low-fibre diet could be responsible for a major increase in allergies in recent years, say researchers.
Archives for January 17, 2005
Tennis players test new 'guaranteed safe' supplements
Tennis players will test a range of sports nutrition products at this week's Australian Open that have been developed in a bid to avoid positive doping tests.
Funding will extend applications of ABN's delivery technology
Up-and-coming Advanced Bionutrition (ABN) has captured the attention of venture capitalists in the biotechnology field, raising $7.5 million in a second round of private equity funding.
Further evidence for homocysteine, stroke link
People genetically prone to high concentrations of homocysteine have a higher risk of stroke than other individuals, according to a new study that supports the theory of a causal relationship between the amino acid and stroke.
Russia maps out largest soybean plant
Novoye Sodruzhestvo, a Moscow-based holding company, intends to build Russia's largest soybean processing plant, according to the news provider Interfax.
TSI gets award for adenosine triphosphate research
Nutraceutical ingredients company Technical Sourcing has gained an award for its research on a proprietary adenosine triphosphate (ATP) supplement.
Palatinit anticipates EU market entry for slow-release carbohydrate
German firm Palatinit has applied for regulatory approval to launch its slow energy release carbohydrate, isomaltulose, on the European market, writes Lindsey Partos.
EU research into diet, exercise and diabetes
The European Commission is spending €12.7 million on research into the relationship between diet, lack of exercise and the development of diabetes to improve understanding of the rapid rise in this disease in recent years.