Cognitive Health

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company strengthens sports nutrition positioning for BioPQQ

26-Nov-2018 By Adi Menayang

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company’s ingredient BioPQQ has been used in the healthy aging space for more than a decade. This year, the company has been ramping up efforts to increase awareness of the ingredient’s sports benefits.

Editor's Spotlight

IQ Bar founder: 'I spent months researching what nutrients have the most scientific backing saying they’re good for the brain'

14-Nov-2018 By Adi Menayang

Boston-based start-up IQ Bar recently became one of the first members of the PepsiCo Nutrition Greenhouse incubator. We caught up with founder Will Nitze to learn about how he grew the company.

A scientific first? RCT supports cognitive benefits of chlorogenic acids

21-Sep-2018 By Stephen Daniells

Chlorogenic acids – compounds found in coffee – may improve measures like cognitive performance and motor speeds, says a new study from Japan’s Kao Corporation.

Pycnogenol supplementation may improve mild cognitive impairment in older men

09-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

Supplementation with the antioxidant-rich extract of French maritime pine was linked to an improvement of mild cognitive impairment, a new study suggests.

Dietary fiber intake inversely related to depression symptoms in US adults, study suggests

02-Jul-2018 By Adi Menayang

After analyzing data from a national US survey, researchers in China suggest that dietary fiber intake may be inversely related to depression symptoms.

Probiota Americas 2018 in Miami

Pilot study sheds light on probiotics’ potential as novel therapy for depression symptoms

18-Jun-2018 By Adi Menayang

Building on previous studies on the gut-brain axis, PhD candidate Caroline Wallace postulates that probiotics consumption may modulate depression symptoms.

Notes from Nutrition 2018 in Boston

Not just seeing: More research sheds light on carotenoids’ benefits for hearing

14-Jun-2018 By Adi Menayang

The benefits of carotenoids for vision is widely accepted and understood, but researchers are proposing that the same mechanism also leads to benefits for hearing.

Meet Liveli, a brain-health supplement start-up founded by two doctors

04-Jun-2018 By Adi Menayang

A California-based husband and wife doctor duo wants more people to maintain their brain health, so they launched their own cognitive-care supplement company.

Special edition: Nootropics

Nootropics industry has a largely untapped opportunity in eSports

17-May-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Consumer needs of the competitive online gaming community have evolved beyond chugging caffeine-laden energy drinks and towards more sophisticated functional formulations of nootropics—dietary supplements that claim to improve mental acuity, vision, and...

Mind Lab Pro exec: ‘Nootropic is not yet a household word, but mystery only adds to its sex appeal and marketing sizzle’

17-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Not many cognitive support supplements actually use the word ‘nootropic’ in their product name. British brand Mind Lab Pro is one of the few that do.

A look at brain waves after pre-workout supplement ingestion suggests it may increase alertness

14-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

A supplement with an ingredient combo including L-theanine, beta-alanine, and theacrine may help users increase brain alertness, researchers concluded after a placebo-controlled clinical trial.

What are some botanicals with strong science supporting their cognitive benefits? Researchers explore in scientific review

11-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Some phytochemicals and botanicals have 'very promising' evidence for combating cognitive decline, according to a new systematic review.

Life Extension expands supplement delivery format offering with new tea crystals

01-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Dietary supplement maker Life Extension recently launched Kenyan Purple Tea Crystals marketed for its polyphenol content. More tea products are set to launch this year, said senior health scientist Michael A. Smith, MD.

Start-up Birdnip launches nootropic supplement… for dogs

16-Jan-2018 By Adi Menayang

With powdered Bacopa monneri, Rhodiola rosea, shiitake mushroom, kelp, carrot and beet, start-up Birdnip wants to improve cognitive function in dogs with its debut product Nootrodog. But will a nootropic supplement for our four-legged friends have legs?

The top ingredients for cognition, focus & mood

14-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Memory, attention and focus, development, mood; there are numerous ways that a nutrient or bioactive ingredient can affect cognitive health. But which have the most science, how do they work?

GABA ingredient shows sleep benefits: Study

03-Jun-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) may help people fall asleep faster, says a new study from Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd. in Japan.

Kemin launches polyphenol-rich spearmint extract for cognitive health

08-Oct-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Kemin is launching a proprietary phenolic complex sourced from patent-pending, non-GMO lines of its own purpose-grown spearmint for use in dietary supplements.

DPA, vitamins D and K ‘should be investigated’ for cognitive health, says new review

19-Sep-2014 By Stephen Daniells

A focus on new nutrients, a more holistic approach, and innovative clinical trials using omics technology may help better support the role of nutrition in cognitive health, says a new review.

Special edition: Cognitive Health

Botanical ingredients step up to battle cognitive decline

21-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

Botanical ingredients for cognitive health indications abound, and the scientific backing for these ingredients is abundant, too, if you are willing to look, experts said.

Special edition: Cognitive health

Cognitive health claims range from sublime to ridiculous, experts say

18-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

When it comes to what’s an allowable claim in the realm of cognitive health, ignorance and confusion abound, experts say.

NIU's Cognitive Health Forum: 'The key is to not have ingredients that stimulate other areas of the body that are not needed for performance'

27-May-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Cognitive health formulations must be driven by mechanisms of action, and with cognition being a lifelong issue with many aspects to consider the possibilities are impressive and continually developing, according to experts at the NutraIngredients-USA...

NutraIngredients-USA Cognitive Health Forum: Today!

22-May-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Experts from Abbott Nutrition, Standard Process, Nawgan, and Euromonitor will join NutraIngredients-USA for a discussion of the cognitive health sector, from science and claim substantiation, to market sizing and key consumer demographics.

Spearmint extract shows potential cognitive health and performance benefits

08-May-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

A new patent-pending polyphenol-rich extract from spearmint may boost memory, reasoning, attention, and planning in older adults, according to results of a pilot study.

The NutraIngredients-USA Cognitive Health Forum

Abbott Nutrition, Standard Process, Nawgan, and Euromonitor to talk cognitive health

30-Apr-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Leading minds from the world of cognitive nutrition will join NutraIngredients-USA’s Stephen Daniells for an hour-long discussion of the cognitive health, from science and claim substantiation, to market sizing and key consumer demographics.

Special edition: Brain health

Markets: More brain food needed for the elderly

22-Sep-2009

‘Brain food’ – or food that helps address cognitive health – is set to take the global market by storm. But marketers of such products have so far missed a gaping hole of opportunity, according to analysts.

Special edition: Brain health

Markets: Leaders in global brain food sales

21-Sep-2009 By Lorraine Heller

In the first of a series of articles on cognitive health, NutraIngredients examines the global market for food and ingredients leading the category.

Verdure launches organic botanical extracts

04-Dec-2008 By Lorraine Heller

Verdure Sciences has launched a line of USDA-certified organic fruit and plant extracts, designed for use primarily in dietary supplements.