Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin on ashwagandha root and root extract, according to a press release. The release says the powdered roots of ashwagandha have a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine for an array of purposes, and ashwagandha is...
Half the participants in a study investigating the main class of prescription sleeping pills, which includes Ambien and Halcion, slept through a fire alarm--but a new study by Japanese scientists contends that a new class of sleeping pill allows users to awaken in response to a threat, according to a release.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago found that adding a lysophospholipid form of EPA to the diet can increase levels of EPA in the brains of mice 100-fold, according to a report in Science Daily. Omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA have anti-inflammatory effects, and have been shown to...
A study found that alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) significantly decreased total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. The study hoped to find that ALA and quercetin, both cardioprotective compounds, would have a synergistic effect on cardiovascular health. However, while plasma quercetin, tamarixetin, isorhamnetin, and kaempferol increased significantly with ALA and quercetin as opposed...
A double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial found that specific collagen peptides (SCP) (TENDOFORTE®) combined with calf-strengthening exercises improved symptoms and tendon vascularization in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. The trial randomized 20 patients to a test group and a placebo group. The test group received 2.5g of SCP; the placebo group received...
Boston, MA—A study performed by Brigham and Women’s hospital found that genetic variations influenced whether vitamin E decreased or increased risk of developing cancer during and after the study periods, according to Science Daily. Kathryn Hall, Ph.D., MPH, from the Division of Preventative Medicine at Brigham, was quoted as saying,...
State College, PA—Researchers at Penn State found that a natural antioxidant in grain bran preserves food nearly as long as synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to Science Daily. The article says that the Penn State researchers studied compounds called alkylresorcinols (ARs), which are produced naturally by...
Finland—One egg every day may associate with a blood metabolite profile related to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study conducted by the University of Eastern Finland, as reported on in Science Daily. The researchers in question had previously shown that eating one egg per day...
State College, PA--Chewing gum is an effective delivery system for water-soluble vitamins, suggests research published in the Journal of Functional Foods and reported on by Science Daily. In the study, researchers from Penn State University had 15 people chew two off-the-shelf supplemented gums, and measured the levels of eight vitamins released...
Phoenix, AZ—Arizona State University said in a press release that researchers at their Biodesign Institute found choline supplementation may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and that the effects may be transgenerational. Choline protects the brain from AD in at least two ways, the release says, both of which were...
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