East Windsor, NJ—The Sami-Sabinsa Group has unveiled Selenium: In Health and Diseases, a new book edited by Dr. Muhammed Majeed, Founder and Chairman, Sami-Sabinsa Group. The book explores the chemistry, biochemistry, and biology of selenium in relation to human health. “The COVID pandemic reinforced the need to maintain a healthy...
Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing and Maggie Jaqua of WholeFoods Magazine take a look at what's in store for 2022 with Gene Bruno, Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for Twinlab Consolidation Corporation and Professor of Nutraceutical Science for Huntington University of Health Sciences. A few of the...
Cold Spring, NY—Selenium may protect against obesity and provide metabolic benefits, according to a study performed in mice, published in eLife. A press release on the study states that one method of increasing healthy lifespan in organisms including non-human mammals is to restrict dietary intake of an amino acid called...
Virtual—Taking Control of the Immunity & Wellness Market, a virtual event that took place June 11 and 12, was packed full of information, from beginning to end.* Attendees were given a look at immunity from all angles—food, supplements, gut health, and more, not to mention how to make the most...
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An international team of scientists led by Prof. Margaret Rayman at the University of Surrey in the UK has identified a "significant association" between the cure rate for COVID-19 and regional dietary selenium status in China. The study, which included researchers at UNC Greensboro, has been published the American Journal...
As children, we were all reminded to drink milk to grow strong bones or to eat bananas to prevent cramping up on the soccer field. What our parents did not tell us, however, was that a variety of important minerals are crucial to our wellbeing. Minerals are elements created in...
University of North Carolina Greensboro Biochemist Ethan Will Taylor, Ph.D., and High Point University Pharmacy Professor Jan Ruzicka, Pharm D, Ph.D., may have unraveled the mechanism that causes the birth defect microcephaly (i.e., being born with a small head) in children of Zika virus-infected mothers. They propose that Zika virus...
