Gut microbiota help to fight off Listeria
Gut microbiota provide protection against Listeria infection, according to researchers.
Archives for December 17, 2013
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UK industry joins condemnation of US vitamin research
The UK food supplements industry has joined its US counterparts in condemning Annals of Internal Medicine research that concluded vitamins are useless and even harmful in some cases.
Low vitamin B12 linked to fracture risk: Study
A low blood level of vitamin B12 may be linked to an increased risk of fractures in older men, according to new research.
SPX lands $50m Synutra France infant formula plant contract
SPX has landed a contract worth more than $50m (€36m) to kit out Synutra International’s first infant formula manufacturing plant in Europe.
One vitamin to rule them all? Gollum’s D deficiency dilemma
It wasn’t just crafty hobbits that enabled the dark forces of Middle Earth to be defeated in science fantasy godfather JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings – they were also vitamin D deficient, scientists have discovered.
Neptune, Aker end patent struggles with licensure agreement
Some things have seemed immutable: Death. Taxes. The Krill Wars. But the latter has (mostly) fallen off that list with the announcement this morning that fierce competitors Neptune Technologies & Bioressources and Aker BioMarine have reached an 11th-hour...