Archives for July 15, 2013

Reformulation of nutraceutical aims at sales boost to help fund DIM drug development

Berkley BioSciences Inc. has launched a new formulation of its ActivaMune immune health product, both to improve product performance and to boost sales to help fund ongoing drug development research on the formula’s prime active...

Sports drinks waste shows bar and biscuit potential: Study

Fruit and vegetable residues typically discarded in the manufacture of isotonic sports drinks could be a rich nutrient source for other foodstuffs like bars and biscuits, Brazilian researchers have found.

Industrial scale algae harvest promises EPA algal oil by year end

Commercial scale algal EPA due by year end, says Qualitas Health

Israel-based algae firm Qualitas Health says it is on track to produce commercial quantities of EPA-rich algal omega-3 following its first industrial-scale harvest in the USA.

Mulberry extracts show weight management potential

Anthocyanin-rich extracts from mulberry may prevent weight gain associated with a high fat diet, suggests new data from a lab animal study.