UNPA signs partnership with Healthnotes-Vitature
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has signed a commercial partnership memorandum of understanding with Healthnotes.
Archives for June 25, 2018
Prebiotics shown to armor rats against stress by altering brain structure
Research presented at the recent Probiota Americas meeting showed that adding prebiotics to the diet to promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria actually altered the structure of rats' brains in a model testing stress response.
Omega-3 webinar to delve into sustainability, sourcing, science
With the marine sources of omega-3s a continuing question in minds of consumers and influencers, alternatives are likely to come to the fore in the future. This issue, along with others, will be examined in a forum discussion taking place tomorrow.
Study: Probiotic supplementation may improve postpartum depression symptoms
Supplementation of a probiotic strain was linked to improved postpartum depression symptoms, according to research by Dr. Rebecca Slykerman, a senior research fellow of the Department of Psychological Medicine in the University of Auckland.
Next dimension of personalized nutrition? Startup Baze pushes into US dietary supplement market
Baze, an at-home blood testing kit that measures an individual’s micronutrient levels to determine a set of personalized monthly supplements, has completed a soft launch in the US aiming to introduce consumers to the “next level of dietary...
Supplier XSTO Solutions to distribute ABR’s 'cell cultured' botanical extracts in North America
New Jersey-based ingredient supplier XSTO Solutions will distribute botanical extracts by Italian firm Active Botanicals Research, srl (ABR) for the North American market.
Patent Watch
Mead Johnson-Reckitt Benckiser seeks international patents on infant formula for brain development and metabolism
The Mead Johnson-Reckitt Benckiser merger has filed two international patents for formulations with dietary butyrate, which it says can improve brain development and reduce metabolic syndrome in infants.
Centenarian microbiota and metabolites: Japanese experts using findings to develop new products
Researchers from Japan are using the findings of studies on centenarians in the country to try and produce new products that will replicate the beneficial aspects of their microbiota.