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Published May 15, 2012
Life Extension Foundation of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced positive results from its study to assess the effectiveness of the dietary supplement,Cognitex with NeuroProtection Complex, in improving cognitive performance in middle-aged to elderl… Read More »
By Rend Al-Mondhiry , Regulatory Counsel, CRN
Published May 15, 2012
In April, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), working in conjunction with the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) as the SIDI Work Group, released its new draft voluntary guideline,… Read More »
Published May 8, 2012
ConsumerLab.com purchased and tested more than 50 human and pet osteoarthritis supplements containing  glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM and found some of the products to be contaminated with lead, missing ce… Read More »
Published May 7, 2012
Star Scientific, Inc., Glen Allen, VA, through its subsidiary, Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Gloucester, MA, has announced that it has received IRB approval of the first human clinical study of the safety and effects of nutritional supplementatio… Read More »
Published May 7, 2012
Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has announced positive top-line data from its EVOLVE clinical study for Epanova, the company's lead compound for the treatment of patients with very high triglycerides. The Phase 3 clinical trial randomized 399 subj… Read More »
Life Extension: Rockway, Dr. Susie
Published May 4, 2012
Dr. Susie Rockway, Ph.D., C.N.S., has joined Life Extension in Fort Lauderdale, FL, as executive director of Product Development. In her new position she will oversee corporate product development. Previously, Dr. Rockway wa… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
A new, one-year, double-blind controlled clinical study shows that cacao-flavonoids and soy isoflavones can significantly improve biomarkers of CVD risk in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. The trial, conducted by Peter J. Curtis, Ph.D.,… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
Aker BioMarine has announced a publication on its first preclinical study of krill powder and the effect of krill powder supplementation on the disturbed lipid metabolism and inflammation in a mouse model of chronic inflammation in the journal Me… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
In a recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition, Wellmune WGP, a food supplement containing a refined 1,3/1,6 glucopolysaccharide that improves the antimicrobial activity of the innate immune cells by the priming of lectin… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
Drs. Martin Lotz and Beatriz Carames from The Scripps Research Institute have unveiled preclinical research exploring the mechanistic action of glucosamine in cellular health. The authors conclude that, “These findings suggest that glucosamine… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
In results of a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical study published by the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry; researchers found that people experienced significant improvement in joint discomfort levels and… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has published the 2012 USP Dietary Supplements Compendium(DSC), a new resource available to help manufacturers, suppliers, laboratories and regulatory agencies ensure the quality of ingredient… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
Silliker, Inc., Chicago, IL, the leading international network of accredited food testing laboratories, announced its microbiology laboratory in Lakeland, FL, has been accredited to ISO 17025. ISO 17025, the international standard for testing and cal… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
Pure Naturals Certified, LLC, Denver, CO, a Contact Research Organization (CRO), has announced the launch of its Claim-Assure Clinical Program. Claim- Assure is a new program aimed to provide clinical studies, research and testing to supplement compa… Read More »
Cannabis and Cancer Treatment
By Joanna Cosgrove, Online Editor
Published April 30, 2012
Cannabis Science moves forward with IND process as a topical cannabis product proves successful in skin cancer treatment. Read More »
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