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[Extra! Extra!] New Study Finds Link Between Gut Microbiome and Heart Health
Gut health seems to be implicated in just about everything these days. Now, emerging research is showing a link between the gut microbiome and mechanisms associated with coronary artery disease. According to a Nov. 6, 2025 press release from the American Society for Microbiology, researchers in Seoul, South Korea compared fecal samples from 14 people ...
Skin and Diseases That Can Affect It
Skin is the largest organ that we have, which means that it is vital that we protect it however we can. Some of the skin’s main functions, according to Cleveland Clinic, include holding in fluid and preventing hydration; helping you to feel sensations, such as temperature or pain; keeping out bacteria, viruses and other causes ...
Good Bacteria
Pandemic worries helped fuel the growth of the probiotics market in several areas. Ingredient suppliers that focus on probiotics have noted increased interest in their products since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and that interest is for more than the traditional digestive health uses of their ingredients. Reshma Rathi, vice president of operations, Specialty ...
Good Mood Hunting
With the pandemic still raging, many consumers are focusing on self-care and are looking to natural ingredients to help lift their spirits. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on several health issues including mental health. Lockdowns, being separated from friends and family, and isolating have affected us all. As we lacked the social interactions ...
Bladder Health
Known to affect sleep, reduce quality of life, and be associated with depression in both men and women, lower urinary tract symptoms are a silent problem for many that natural ingredients can address. Bladder concerns are a hidden problem and much more prevalent than people realize. They can start early in life and often progressively ...
E. Coli Shown to Alter Host Environment to Benefit Self
A study has found that E. coli creates a toxic chemical that changes intestinal cells to provide self-benefit, an ability that researchers say could provide a clue to why the bacteria have been linked to nutritional problems such as malnutrition and stunted growth. Escherichia coli is known to cause diarrhea, and scientists at Washington University ...
The Future of New Product Development
Dietary supplement and functional nutritional beverages are up, up and away—is anyone really surprised? The pandemic is largely responsible for the surge of interest and purchase in dietary supplements and healthier lifestyles that would strengthen resistance to immune assaults while increasing overall quality of life. And this is a boon for the industry. On June ...
NSF International Adds Next Generation DNA Sequencing to Food Safety, Supply Chain Services
NSF International, a global public health and safety organization, is expanding its commercially available DNA analysis services for food safety and supply chain management to include next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques once limited to research applications. NSF International’s NGS services include whole genome sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, 16s metagenomics and genomic barcoding. “These services were developed ...
Clinical Research on BLIS M18 Indicates Dose Dependency and Safety
New research published in the journal PLoS ONE provides more evidence that the Streptococcus salivarius M18 probiotic, branded as BLIS M18, will provide enhanced benefits for maintaining the health of the oral cavity. The research was carried out in a collaboration between Western University (London, Ontario) and the developer of the probiotic, BLIS Technologies Ltd ...
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