Numico buys Valio's baby food business
Leading formula maker Royal Numico is to buy the baby food business of Finland's Valio for €57 million in cash, the companies revealed yesterday.
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Brown rice may act against onset of Alzheimer's
Pre-germinated brown rice, high in levels of the nutrient GABA, significantly improved levels of spatial learning in mice, report researchers from the Japanese cosmetics and supplements maker FANCL.
Vitamins enhance benefits of exercise for heart
Taking vitamin supplements appears to have a synergistic effect on the benefits of exercise for heart health, according to new research on mice.
Coca-Cola goes low-carb
Coca-Cola is launching a modified version of the world's best-selling drink to target the millions of Americans following a low-carb diet.
Zinc speeds pneumonia recovery, may boost immunity
Adding zinc to standard antimicrobial treatment may accelerate recovery from pneumonia, say researchers in this week's issue of The Lancet.