Bradenton, FL—Thailand has made a decision to clear the use of Andrographis paniculata as an herbal medicine to treat COVID-19, a move which HP Ingredients (HPI) says bodes well for the global botanical industry. On December 30, Bloomberg reported that Andrographis “will serve as an alternative treatment to reduce the...
London, England—New research suggests that a higher dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids in childhood may reduce risk of developing asthma in children carrying a specific gene variant. “Asthma is the most common chronic condition in childhood and we currently don’t know how to prevent it," said senior author Professor...
City of Industry, CA—Innovation is the core of successful new products, and AIDP will be helping to educate on opportunities at the Innovation Conference on New Formulations with Magtein, Vitamin K2 MK-7 and Vitamin D3. At this free event, which is taking place virtually on February 11, 2021 from 9:00...
Following a low-carb diet for six months may help put patients with type 2 diabetes into remission without adverse effects, according to a meta-analysis published by The BMJ. The team of researchers analyzed 23 randomized trials involving 1,357 participants. A low-carb diet (LCD) was defined as less than 26% daily...
Sioux Falls, SD—A pilot study posted in medRxiv examined a possible link between low Omega-3 Index (O3I) levels and risk of death from COVID-19. Researchers at the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and in Orange County, CA obtained COVID outcomes for 100 patients...
High daily fiber intake may be linked to lower rates of depression in premenopausal women, according to a new study published in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). This study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey for 2014, 2016, and 2018.
Columbus, OH—Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) whose encounters with racism have had lasting harm may benefit from a single positive experience on a psychedelic drug, according to a new study from Ohio State University. The researchers recruited participants in the United States and Canada, assembling a sample of...
Vancouver, WA—A new study has confirmed the safety of a combination of MSM and cannabidiol-rich cannabis extract (CRCE) in an animal model, according to a press release from Bergstrom Nutrition. The study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, notes that CBD does pose some risks, mostly in terms...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa’s Macumax has been shown in a new study to support eye health in patients with early-stage dry-type AMD. Macumax is a mixture of zeaxanthin, lutein, piperine, bilberry, saffron, and zinc monomethionine. 40 subjects participated in the 90-day, open-label clinical study. They received one capsule of the product...
Sioux Falls, SD—Evidence suggests that people with very high serum triglyceride levels (>500 mg/dL) who are treated with high doses of omega-3 (i.e., 4 g/day of EPA and DHA) commonly see a rise in low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—the “bad” cholesterol. But does this occur in the “real world” with...
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