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Advitech's bid to exploit the potential of XP-828L in the anti-inflammatory market was given a boost this week when the Canadian government granted funding of C$610,000 towards its research project at Université Laval, reports Jess Halliday.
A health claim for the prebiotic effect of inulin will be published by the French food safety authority tomorrow, giving food manufacturers in this market the go-ahead to promote the health benefits of inulin-containing foods, reports Dominique Patton.
One month after a Utah court issued a ruling on low dose ephedra products, the dietary supplements industry is still in limbo over the previously-banned herbal, since the FDA has not yet given any indication of its next course of action.
Irish firm Marigot has carried out a new trial demonstrating the benefits to bone health of its Calcilife ingredient, a combination product containing the mineral source Aquamin and NutriFlora short chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS).
Diets rich in vitamin E could protect against the development of Parkinson's disease, suggests a new meta-analysis published today.
More than half of osteoporosis sufferers do not consume sufficient quantities of vitamin D, suggests new research - an oversight that could make them more vulnerable to falls and fractures.
The UK's presidency of the European Union in July gives it a unique position to influence the outcome of Europe's food supplements directive, due to take effect in August but subject to a rewrite if a European court decision declares it invalid.