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Health Canada has approved an amendment to a Controlled Drugs and Substances Dealer’s License the agency issued to Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services earlier this year.

Wiley Companies announced that its DHA-rich AlaskOmega fish oil was used in the triple-blind, randomized controlled clinical feeding trial evaluating the effects of polyunsaturated fatty acid composition in ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) on neurocognitive recovery in children with severe acute malnutrition.

Results showed, that compared to baseline, subjects taking the HA supplement saw significant increases in HA concentration in the synovial fluid and a decrease in PON-1 concentration.

BGG World and its subsidiary Algae Health Sciences (AHS) published a list of 1,200 studies showing the 10 clinically validated health benefits of astaxanthin as well as its emerging benefits with the hope of furthering industry and consumer knowledge.

The research will study how regenerative organic agriculture impacts nutrient density in crops while also contributing to climate mitigation through sequestration of atmospheric CO2 in the soil. 

The study's co-author Ken A. Thomspon could no longer stand behind the results because the study's DNA data was not posted at the time of the article’s publication in 2014, and that when the data was uploaded eventually in September 2020, review of this data was unable to confirm that it was actually derived from the research described in the article.

Results showed that a single 400 mg dose ATP improved lower body resistance training performance and energy expenditure.

The CRN Foundation, via its Vitamin D & Me! education initiative, is lauding new research demonstrating significant links between vitamin D and COVID-19. Thirteen meta-analyses generated from more than 100 clinical trials published since the onset of the pandemic, examined the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. and Brightseed has announced an agreement to leverage Brightseed’s Forager AI to profile the compounds in cranberries and discover new connections between cranberries and human health.

Despite the attention on COVID-19, heart disease is still the number one killer. Can dietary supplements play a role in heart health?

Nature's Crops' Greg Cumberford discusses the advantages of Ahiflower as a plant-based source for omegas, and new clinical data that is on the way.

A recent animal study found that vitamin K2, when combined with phosphate binders, may be a useful therapy for chronic kidney disease patients. The vitamin K2 in the study was MenaQ7 K2 as MK-7, supplied by NattoPharma, which is a part of Gnosis by Lesaffre.

NZMP and Sun Genomics have established a partnership to conduct consumer studies. The results of this consumer testing will provide complementary evidence to existing clinical trials on the NZMP's ingredients.

Open Book Extracts announces upcoming cannabinoid research at SupplySide West 2021.

A new placebo-controlled, 10-week study tested the efficacy and safety of combined metabolic activators (CMAs)—a combination of L-serine, nicotinamide riboside (as Niagen, from ChromaDex), N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and L-carnitine tartrate— in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

At the show, the company discussed recent research investigating what makes an ideal composition of black seed oil.

A new study shows nooLVL provides cognitive health benefits that are far more extensive, including enhancing short-term memory, working memory, and concentration.

The fact sheet highlights study results on ImmunoSEB and ProbioSEB CSC3 from Specialty Enzymes & Probiotics in post-COVID subjects.

Ingredient suppliers Nutritional Outlook interviewed revealed they are actively researching the sleep-health benefits of their ingredients—including teasing out the sleep-support potential of ingredients that previously had not been largely promoted for sleep health.

The company introduced Kappa Solutions to strengthen its value proposition and harmonize its brand.

Brightseed received an initial $200k grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to aim its Forager artificial intelligence (AI) toward maternal health and improved birth outcomes.

Even with all the obstacles involved in conducting research in this age demographic, companies continue to ensure they are investing in scientific research to back their immune-support ingredients for infants and children.

Read about the Herbal Pharmacist’s botanical best-bets for battling stress.

A recent animal study compared a novel oral liquid iron-containing food supplement called >Your< Iron Syrup to commonly prescribed iron sulphate.

Women are finding many approaches to support aging bones as supplement formulas grow increasingly sophisticated and diverse.