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Researchers use Sami’s manufactured extract for diabetes study

Researchers use Sami’s manufactured extract for diabetes study

In a recent published study in J Dietary Supplements, researchers found that Pterocarpus marsupium extracts manufactured by Sami Labs (the manufacturing arm of Sabinsa Corporation) lowered blood glucose and HbA1c levels, increasing the levels of

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Scientists design bioactive paper to protect food

Scientists design bioactive paper to protect food

A group of researchers from Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Conicet) have developed a bioactive paper with antioxidant and antimicrobialproperties to solve the storage and transport issues that cause food to decay and threaten human health.   According to

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IGKV, BARC researchers suggest anti-cancer properties in three rice varieties

IGKV, BARC researchers suggest anti-cancer properties in three rice varieties

According to a recent research conducted by the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai, three medicinal varieties of rice found in Chhatisgarh - Gathwan, Maharaji and Laicha -

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Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to cancer, says a study

Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to cancer, says a study

According to a large and ground breaking study, ultra-processed foods made in factories with ingredients unknown to the domestic kitchen may be linked to cancer. A team led by researchers based at the Sorbonne in

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Vitamin D deficiency could result in obesity

Vitamin D deficiency could result in obesity

According to a Keck School of Medicine of USC-led study, Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women could pre-programme babies to grow into obese children and adults.   Researchers found that 6-year-olds born to mothers with very

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Study reveals what happens in the gut after too much fructose

Study reveals what happens in the gut after too much fructose

Researchers from the Princeton University report that in mice, fructose, a sugar found in fruit, is processed mainly in the small intestine, not in the liver as had previously been suspected.   Sugary drinks and

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A new study links a compound in asparagus to breast cancer

A new study links a compound in asparagus to breast cancer

A new study published in the journal Nature has found that Aspargine, an amino acid found in asparagus and many other foods was shown to aid in the spread of breast cancer to other organs

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USTM, IIFPT sign MoU to promote food processing research

USTM, IIFPT sign MoU to promote food processing research

University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU) with Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt of India, in order to enhance

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Govt. grants PAU patent for sugarcane vinegar process

Govt. grants PAU patent for sugarcane vinegar process

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has been granted patent on "A fermentation process for preparation of concentrated sugarcane vinegar" by the Indian Patent Office, Government of India, New Delhi. This is the third Indian patent granted

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NIH conducts research on dietary supplements

NIH conducts research on dietary supplements

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has put together a fact sheet on ingredients in exercise supplements, which manufacturers often claim can improve users’ strength or endurance, or help them achieve their performance goals faster.