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[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Discover New Structural Changes Occurring in Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22 percent of adults over 40 globally. Although the condition has been extensively studied through a medical perspective, the molecular changes associated with osteoarthritis remain unclear. In a new study, researchers have used a combination of techniques to track the progression of the changes associated with ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Talking Cognitive Health With Kemin’s Chris Sadewasser](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CognitiveHealth-300x250.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Talking Cognitive Health With Kemin’s Chris Sadewasser
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Chris Sadewasser, global product manager for Des Moines, IA-based Kemin Human Nutrition and Health to hear more of his thoughts on the cognitive health category. NIE: What are unique challenges and opportunities that manufacturers have when formulating cognitive-health products? Sadewasser: When it comes to formulating cognitive health products ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Talking Kaneka Probiotics With Jordi Riera](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Gut-Brain-Axis-300x198-1715178335.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Talking Kaneka Probiotics With Jordi Riera
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Jordi Riera, chief business development officer, Kaneka Probiotics (Pasadena, TX and Newark, CA) to talk more about the gut-brain axis. NIE: Talk about ingredient innovation, tips/ideas for manufacturers to keep in mind when selecting ingredients and/or formulating new products. Riera: With research in the gut-brain axis rapidly evolving, ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Study Proposes Profitable Ways to Repurpose Industrial Waste](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Upcycled-Ingredients-300x200.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Study Proposes Profitable Ways to Repurpose Industrial Waste
Scientists have taken the first step at estimating the best large-scale uses for food processing waste, first analyzing its contents and based on those findings, proposing production opportunities ranging from sustainable fuels, biogas and electricity to useful chemicals and organic fertilizer. This work is known as valorization or determining the potential value of something “that ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Johns Hopkins’ Study Looks at Psilocybin Mushrooms for Major Depression](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Functional-Mushrooms-300x172.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Johns Hopkins’ Study Looks at Psilocybin Mushrooms for Major Depression
A 2022 study from Johns Hopkins Medicine showed substantial antidepressant effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy paired with supportive psychotherapy. The effects may last at least a year in some patients. The report was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. “Our findings add to evidence that, under carefully controlled conditions, this is as promising therapeutic approach that ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Talking Women’s Nutrition With Sébastien Bornet](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WomensHealth-300x155.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Talking Women’s Nutrition With Sébastien Bornet
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Sébastien Bornet, vice president of global sales & marketing at Switzerland-Horphag Research (exclusive worldwide supplier of Pycnogenol) to talk about women’s nutrition. NIE: Female end-users are not defined by hormones formulations catering to PMS or menopause are still important. Briefly talk about ingredients addressing these areas. Bornet: In ...
Common Invasive Weed May Have Healthy Aging Value
The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has been revealed to possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant, according to new research. Researchers found that compounds in the species’ spiky fruits reduced damage from UVB exposure and sped wound ...
Why Take Melatonin Supplements?
Melatonin sleep aids have grown in popularity in recent years. According to the Sleep Foundation, 27.4 percent of adults take melatonin as a sleep aid and 88 percent who take it said it “helps them fall asleep faster.” More than five times as many American adults used melatonin in 2018 than in 2000. The Sleep ...
Studies Show RipFactor and Dynagenix Improve Muscle Health
In two double-blind clinical trials subjects taking RipFactor by PLT Health Solutions (Morristown, NJ) had significant improvements in muscle endurance, strength, muscle size and lean body mass compared to placebo. “These effects were observed in both resistance-trained healthy men and in untrained men performing bench press, cable pull-down, leg press and dynamometer (grip strength) tests,” ...
Too Much of a Good Thing?
We know that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is good and high amounts helps offset high amounts of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). But … very high levels of HDL may be associated with increased risk of dementia, say researchers in a new study. According to the researchers this is one of the largest studies of elevated HDL-C levels ...
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