DSM strategically invests in Natreon, Inc.
Ayurvedic ingredient supplier Natreon, Inc. has received an equity investment from DSM Venturing B.V., the corporate venture capital arm of Royal DSM.
Archives for July 9, 2015
Chondroitin needs pharma-style control: Review
Joint health nutrient chondroitin varies greatly in safety and efficacy depending on its source and therefore needs greater regulation and standardisation, Canadian and Spanish researchers have said.
Science and market build for Kemin’s spearmint extract for cognitive health
Daily supplements of Kemin’s Neumentix spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) extract may improve the quality and accuracy of working memory in older adults, say data from a gold-standard randomized controlled trial.
€143 per person per year can end chronic hunger globally
€143 (US$160) directed to people living in extreme poverty over a year can end world hunger in 15 years, the United Nations (UN) has said.
EFSA on vitamin E: ‘Pregnant and lactating women don’t need more’
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set dietary reference values (DRVs) for vitamin E as alpha-tocopherol.
Cardiologists recommend CoQ10, but some aren’t sure why, survey finds
Cardiologists frequently prescribe CoQ10 for their patients, but fewer of them are fully aware of the need for supplementation in connection with statin use, a new survey has found.
McCaskill calls memory claims 'disgusting' in wake of FTC settlement with supplement marketer
A newly strident critic of the dietary supplement industry, Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO, levied another attack on the way the business is regulated in the wake of a fine levied by the Federal Trade Commission against the marketers of a memory-support...