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A commentary from a doctor associated with the pharmaceutical giant Merck trots outs some tired criticisms of vitamins and other supplements that are mixed in with generally sound advice, an expert from CRN says.
The stress hormone cortisol appears to mediate the link between a common type of gut bacteria and the levels of an abundant brain metabolite, according to a recent animal study in Gut Microbes.
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Marsh USA and Durham Jones & Pinegar have joined the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) as associate members.
An observational study reporting that long-term use of high-dose vitamin B6 and B12 supplements may more than triple the risk of lung cancer in male smokers, but experts are questioning the conclusions.
The synthetic astaxanthin dietary supplement by Cardax, ZanthoSyn, will hit a network of about 3,200 corporate GNC stores nationally.
The accelerating trend toward consolidation in the analytical testing sphere could diminish the highly specific services required to meet the needs of a complex industry like dietary supplements, experts say.
Supplementation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) alone cannot support an increased rate of muscle protein synthesis, according to a new study.