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Competent and Reliable Scientific Evidence (CARSE) is a requirement set by the Federal Trade Commission, but how the agency defined "competent" is unclear. Let's unpack what makes a research team competent.

New data on USPlus PRO suggest a triple-action benefit for lower urinary tract symptoms, bladder control, and sexual function, highlighting evolving opportunities in men’s health formulations.

What are the broader implications of the recent lawsuit against David Protein bars and food science, regulation, and consumer perspective on novel functional ingredients?

Built on more than a decade of compound research and biological data, the company's new Innovation Platform aims to help health and nutrition companies reduce product development risk and improve commercialization success rates.

According to a recent study, the postbiotic Latilactobacillus sakei KABP-065 significantly improves skin elasticity, firmness, and moisture retention in middle-aged women, especially participants in their 40s.

Recent IAFNS-supported research highlights how live microbes in food such as kimchi may reduce systemic inflammation. Other recent research supported by IAFNS validated new, animal-free laboratory methods to accurately measure and standardize protein digestibility.

The randomized placebo-controlled trial showed Samriddh’s Bacopa monnieri extract significantly improved perceived stress, sleep quality, and cortisol levels in adults with non-chronic stress.

The lawsuit alleges the actual fat and calorie content of its protein bars is higher than stated on the labels, and the company defends its labeling accuracy, citing methods for determining nutrient content for non-bioavailable ingredients, such as its fat substitute, EPG.

The clinically researched Prenatis probiotic gains new Health Canada claims supporting maternal vaginal health and infant gut microbiome development.

We need to reframe the narrative from “avoid omega-6” to getting enough of the right omega-3s for long-term cardiometabolic and inflammatory health.

In this interview from Natural Products Expo West, Kriti Chaudhary, Associate Director, Partnerships & Strategy Vedic Lifesciences discusses the importance of women-specific research.

A long-held misconception that data generated in non-Caucasian populations has limited relevance for Caucasian markets continues to influence study protocol design despite the growing ethnic diversity of Western markets. However, trials designed around mechanism-driven end points do translate across populations, meaning that researchers can reliably study non-Caucasian populations, reducing cost and operational complexity of trials.

Bonafide Health, LLC introduces Noctera, a melatonin-free supplement clinically studied to improve sleep quality and duration in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

The results indicated >Your< Iron Forte Capsules deliver hemoglobin improvements comparable to ferrous sulfate with fewer side effects, an important factor in maintaining adherence to iron intake.

A new peer-reviewed review in Nutrients finds that Ubiquinol plays a central role in mitochondrial energy and antioxidant defense, positioning it as a potentially conditionally essential nutrient for male and female fertility.

In this interview, Aleix Sala-Vila, PhD, shares more on his recent project involving data from global cohorts on links between omega-3 biomarkers and incident dementia.

In this interview, Aleix Sala-Vila, PhD, explains the effect of diets on healthy aging, highlighting a study on supplementation with walnuts.

In this interview, Andrea Fuso, PhD, explains recent research the role of vitamin K in brain health, epigenetics, and its potential combination with S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe).

In this interview clip, Andrea Fuso, PhD, compares the effects of supplementation with S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) with supplementation of B vitamins.

In this interview, Aleix Sala-Vila, PhD, explains research on the effects of the Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.

In this interview, Aleix Sala-Vila, PhD, explains how research suggests ALA from foods like walnuts may support cardiovascular outcomes.

In this interview, Aleix Sala-Vila shares his research that links higher omega-3 levels with reduced atherosclerosis, improved survival after cardiac events, and better heart failure outcomes.

Andrea Fuso, PhD, explains how B vitamins support brain energy metabolism, while SAMe drives neurotransmitter synthesis and methylation.

The Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) released nine principles to guide how foods are classified based on processing and formulation, aiming to improve consistency and transparency.

Best practices for clinical trial design to meet EFSA standards for scientific evidence. This means methodological honesty through clear hypotheses, proper controls, unbiased procedures, transparent reporting, and no manipulation of design or data to force an outcome.