Chicken meat extract may have brain benefits, say researchers
Supplementation with an ingredient extracted from chicken meat could boost cognitive functions after just six weeks, according to new randomised trial.
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Probiotics may not prevent Crohn's disease relapse: RCT data
Supplementation with the probiotic Saccharomuces boulardii (S. boulardii) may not prevent clinical relapse in patients with Crohn's disease, according to the findings of a clinical trial.
Piracy blights fragile global botanicals sector
The global botanical medicines and supplements sector is a fragile one, and one whose fragility is being amplified by a small number of – let’s not beat about the sea buckthorn bush – dodgy players.
Fast growing gummy vitamin company hits 'home run' with crowd funding site
SmartyPants Vitamins, which specializes in delivering vitamin formulas via a gummy delivery system, has raised $2.59 million via a crowd funding platform to drive new growth. Getting the money was nice, but saving time was even better, said company co...
Probiotic supplement seeks to aid kidney patients by preferentially feeding on uremic toxins in gut
Using the intestines as a sink for toxic waste products that pollute the bloodstreams of kidney disease patients is the aim of a probiotic dietary supplement made by Kibow Biotech and branded as Renadyl.