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BAPP bulletin outlines adulteration of black seed, a rising star among medicinal botanicals

A new Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program bulletin lays out how Nigella seed products are adulterated with similar looking seeds and how the oil is sometimes cut with lower cost seed oils.

Beetroot juice improves running time during concurrent training: Study

Acute beetroot juice consumption decreased running time independently of intra-session exercise sequences during concurrent training sessions, a recent study shows.

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CurCousin™: Sabinsa’s Patented Calebin A - Promotes Healthy Metabolic Function

CurCousin™ is Sabinsa’s branded ingredient containing Calebin A, a curcumin analog naturally present in Curcuma longa and Curcuma caesia (black turmeric).

Kibow Biotech celebrates 25th anniversary as drug trials commence

Kibow Biotech is celebrating its 25th anniversary as the company pivots toward developing a drug based on its proprietary probiotic strains that benefit kidney disease suffers.

Women in Nutraceuticals has arrived

Global nutraceutical leaders formed the new non-profit organization to amplify the voices, perspectives and the advancement of women in the industry.

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Preclinical and Ongoing Clinicals: ErgoActive Ergothioneine for Telomere Support and Healthy Aging

Enriched in mushrooms, ergothioneine is considered a longevity vitamin with potent antioxidant properties that combats oxidative stress inside cells.

Vitamin B2 pills in pregnancy may prevent neonatal metabolic disease

Vegan women should take riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplements during pregnancy to prevent neonatal multiple-acyl-CoA-Dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD), a lethal metabolic disease, according to a new case study .

Study: Multi-strain probiotic reduces low-grade inflammation

Supplementation with multi-strain probiotics and omega-3 stimulate anti-inflammatory activity that may reduce low-grade inflammation in the elderly and lower the risk of age-related chronic disease.