Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine conducted a study of novel coronavirus infection in human airways, published in the journal Cell. UNC reports that the findings add to evidence that wearing a mask is an important step toward limiting transmission...
New York, NY—COVID-19 is upending the food shopping patterns employed by financially insecure families, according to researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. To facilitate shopping for these families and to guide policy change around this crisis, these researchers have developed a web mapping tool that details states...
Morristown, NJ—OmniActive Health Technologies announced that it presented several posters at Nutrition 2020 Live Online, hosted by the American Society of Nutrition (ASN). The event, which took place in early June, is an interactive forum featuring lectures, scientific sessions, satellite programs, virtual abstract presentations, virtual exhibits, and more. Posters presented...
Fort Wayne, IN—Berryceuticals specialist Artemis International, Inc., announced that the company is strengthening its partnership with American Botanical Council’s Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) and botanical testing specialists Alkemist Labs in investigating suspicions of adulterated elderberry ingredients entering the U.S. market as raw ingredients and in finished products. “It was...
Kennesaw, GA—A new clinical study demonstrates the effects of ProHydrolase, a proprietary protease enzyme blend from Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes, added to whey protein on post-resistance exercise aminoacidemia (very high uptake of amino acids in the blood). Titled The Effect of ProHydrolase® on the Amino Acid and Intramuscular Anabolic Signaling...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa announced that it has identified mischaracterized amla (Emblica officinalis; aka Indian gooseberry) extract with claims of high levels of natural vitamin C for sale in the marketplace. The announcement explains: Because vitamin C occurs only in trace quantities in amla, it is not economically feasible to isolate...
Researchers from Duke University will be exploring the role of the microbiome in COVID-19 risk and illness. The randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, approved by Duke University Health System's Institutional Review Board, will be led by Drs. Paul Wischmeyer and Anthony Sung and will focus on Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in COVID-19 exposed...
Aurora, CO—Pregnant women should consider taking choline to help mitigate the negative impact that viral respiratory infections like COVID-19 can have on their babies, a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus suggests. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that COVID-19 will...
Oslo, Norway, and Edison, NJ—The British Medical Journal recently published an observational study that examined the association between intakes of vitamins K1 and K2 and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). The study found a link between K2 intake and lowered risk of CHD events. The study included 2,987 Norwegian...
Houston, TX—Cannabidiol (CBD) can improve arthritis symptoms in dogs, according to new research from Baylor College of Medicine. The findings could lead the way to studying the effect of CBD on arthritis in humans, according to a press release from Medterra CBD, which provided the CBD tinctures used. Researchers started,...
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