Extracts from prickly pear and brown seaweed can help prolong life in fruit fly models of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease by disrupting toxic compounds, according to a new study.
Improving the stability of fragile bioactive compounds such as beta-carotene through microencapsulation does not alter their biological effects, according to new research.
Selenium enrichment of yeast changes the expression of certain proteins in the organism, five of which have reported anti-cancer effects, says a new study from Penn State.
Researchers in South Africa remain confident that P57 – the active component in Hoodia gordonii at the centre of an ill-fated partnership between Unilever and UK life sciences firm Phytopharm – can be successfully commercialized
Italian plant extract company Indena reported that its soy extract,
Soyselect, may be a safe and effective alternative to HRT to
relieve menopausal symptoms.