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Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation
Consumer desire for sustainable and natural cosmetics continues to fuel the surge in interest around plant cell culture technology, with huge advances made in the past ten years, academics say.
In order to bring microbiome research to routine clinical practice, there must be a standard report that allows an individual’s microbiome to be compared to the expanding knowledge base of “normal” microbiome data. Researchers say their Fecal Biome...
Novel ingredients in the sports nutrition space come along once a decade, and the real innovation for the category comes from finding new combinations of tried and true ingredients to maximize effects, says Jim Stoppani, PhD, Founder of JYM Supplement...
Scientists from around the world are joining forces for the “Million Microbiome of Humans Project” (MMHP) in an aim to build the world’s largest database of the human microbiome.
Endo Sport launches the UK’s first CBD-infused sports drink that harnesses the active ingredient’s anti-inflammatory properties to help reduce post-exercise muscle soreness and aid recovery.
A telemarketing firm that sold health supplements at high mark-ups has been ordered by the High Court to liquidate after taking advantage of elderly customers.
Sprouted oat extract has potential as an ingredient to help alleviate eczema symptoms, with a new study from Korea showing it reduced skin itchiness and erythema by 32%.
Probiota Asia 2019
Several human and animal studies highlighted have shown that probiotics supplementation in pregnant mothers can improve new-born immunity and reduce the risk of pre-term birth.
A healthy dietary pattern with frequent intake of fruits, vegetable and fish was associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms in older Australian women, but the association was not significant in men.
Probiota Asia 2019
Researchers from India have discovered that a diet high in flavonoids may contribute to the low prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the Indian population.
The worsening air pollution in Delhi is providing more opportunities for health supplement firms to market immune-boosting and detox products.