DSM to double ARA output
DSM Food Specialties is to double the volume of arachidonic acid (ARA) produced for its US partner Martek Biosciences to meet rapidly growing demand, the Dutch firm said this week, writes Dominique Patton.
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Supplement raises fertility stakes
A dietary supplement containing a mixture of herbals, vitamins and amino acids may help boost fertility in women who have difficulty conceiving, according to a US researcher, writes Dominique Patton.
Israeli alliance to boost natural antioxidant sales
Flavours and extracts firm Frutarom has gained the worldwide marketing rights to a range of natural antioxidants made by Israel's RAD Natural Technologies, boosting its offering to health and functional food makers.
Lycopene could also fight tumours in women
Lycopene, the tomato-derived antioxidant thought to fight prostate cancer, may also help to inhibit benign tumours of the uterus, which cause painful symptoms for millions of women, say researchers.
Tea polyphenols to combat prostate cancer
Natural treatments for prostate cancer are fast gaining scientific evidence for their efficacy in human patients.