HSC Press Releases
HSC Launches Briefing Presentations On-LineWednesday, September 19 2007 - Presentations from the HSC Breakfast Briefing series are now available on-line with other HSC reports.
HSC Hosts Thirteenth Successful Breakfast Briefing at IFT
Monday, August 27 2007 - The HSC Breakfast Briefing is designed to be a different type of presentation. It looks at market issues from the perspective of an “inch thick and mile wide” and attempts to address the continual, nagging questions where there doesn’t appear to be a clear answer.
PL Thomas Introduces MenaQ7
Wednesday, January 3 2007 - New Patent-pending Indications for Natural Vitamin K2 Announced by PL Thomas in Strategic Alliance with Natto Pharma and VitaK BV
Disability Among Older Americans Continues Significant Decline
Monday, December 4 2006 - Chronic disability among older Americans has dropped dramatically, and the rate of decline has accelerated during the past two decades, according to a new analysis of data from the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS).
Bioriginal Offers Healthy Skin from Within
Tuesday, November 28 2006 - Leading essential fatty acid (EFA) solutions provider, Bioriginal, is launching a unique range of natural supplements with lignans.
National Library of Medicine Awards $75 Million for Informatics Research Training
Monday, November 27 2006 - The NLM is awarding 18 five-year grants, totaling more than $75million, for research training in biomedical informatics, the discipline that seeks to apply computer and communications technology to the field of health.
Labels Help Middle-Schoolers Choose Healthier Foods
Monday, November 27 2006 - Middle-school-age children are capable of understanding food labels after an educational session, according to a recent study by a researcher at the Children's Nutrition Research Center.
"Domesticated" Microbes Flex Industrial Muscle
Monday, November 20 2006 - A range of tangy and tart flavor compounds in hundreds of popular food and beverage products worldwide are the result of friendly fermentative microorganisms that carry out a variety of key biosynthetic processes.
Peak Performance with PeptoPro
Monday, November 20 2006 - Nationwide Beverage Bottling Inc, has announced the launch of sports drinks containing PeptoPro® from DSM.
Beneficial Bacteria Boost Intestinal Health
Monday, November 20 2006 - A probiotic supplement was found to stimulate the immune system and improve nutrient absorption in two separate animal studies recently conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
NIH Summer Research Training Opportunities
Monday, November 13 2006 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is offering summer research training opportunities at their facility in Baltimore, Maryland. Students who are accepted to the program will work side-by-side with some of the world's leading scientists, in an environment devoted exclusively to cutting-edge biomedical research.
Long Term Study of Health and Disease in Hispanic Populations
Tuesday, October 17 2006 - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and six other components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced contracts totaling $61 million over 6 ½ years to conduct the largest long-term epidemiological study of health and disease in Latin American populations living in the United States.
Kyowa Hakko USA Introduces Setria™ Glutathione
Monday, October 16 2006 - Setria™ Glutathione is the newest addition to the Kyowa Hakko family of branded ingredients.
Bioriginal Launches Exclusively Sourced Premium Fish Oil: BioPureDHA
Tuesday, October 3 2006 - BioPureDHA a naturally pure fish oil is a rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, essential for neural development and cognitive function.
NIH Launches National Consortium to Transform Clinical Research
Tuesday, October 3 2006 - New approach will enable researchers to provide new treatments more efficiently and quickly to patients.
Kyowa Hakko Develops World's First Commercial Production Method for L-Tyrosine Based on Fermentation
Tuesday, September 26 2006 - Successful Mass Production of L-Tyrosine from Non-Animal Sources
NIH Seeks Strategies To Preserve Brain Health
Monday, September 25 2006 - New Report Suggests Promising Areas for Intervention
Kyowa Hakko and NSF International Co-Sponsor Run For the Health of It at Expo East
Tuesday, September 19 2006 - Run For the Health of It, a run/walk around Baltimore’s beautiful Inner Harbor on Friday, October 6 from 8-9 a.m.
Kyowa Hakko the Original CoQ10 Marketer to Relaunch its Patented Ingredient
Tuesday, September 19 2006 - Kyowa Hakko has commenced manufacturing Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) at its production facility in Hofu, Japan, and re-launched sales of Kyowa CoQ10™ to the U.S. nutraceutical marketplace.
Concord Grape Juice the Newest Brain Food
Wednesday, September 13 2006 - Worldwide costs of dementia and Alzheimer's disease exceed $150 billion. Two recent articles provide a window into how functional foods might help maintain healthy brain and neuromotor functions.
Berries Boost Brain Power
Wednesday, September 13 2006 - New findings reported by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists suggest baby boomers are reaching for foods high in antioxidants, hoping to slow the diminished function that often occurs with aging.
Bipolar Disorder Exacts Twice Depression's Toll in Workplace
Wednesday, September 13 2006 - Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found.
New Dates for 2007 IFT Food Expo
Wednesday, September 13 2006 - Official dates of the 2007 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting + Food Expo® in Chicago have been changed to July 28-31.
Overweight in Early Childhood Increases Chances for Obesity at Age 12
Wednesday, September 6 2006 - NIH study finds overweight toddlers are more likely to be overweight in early adolescence.
GliSODin study included in AIDS Conference
Tuesday, August 22 2006 - GliSODin study on oxidative stress in immune compromised humans included in the 2006 XVI International AIDS conference.
Kyowa Hakko Forms New Healthcare Product Development Center
Tuesday, August 22 2006 - Kyowa Hakko has announced it has formed the HealthCare Product Development Center in Tsukuba, Japan, to focus on basic and application research, formulation and development, information services and marketing.
Athletes Use BioAstin to Achieve Excellence in Their Performance
Tuesday, August 22 2006 - BioAstin helps athletes recover from intense workouts quicker and find that they no longer need to take antioxidants or glucosamine.
Sabinsa Granted U.S. Patent for Garcitrin Ingredient
Tuesday, August 8 2006 - The patent entitled "Bioavailable Composition of Natural and Synthetic HCA" covers the use of hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in combination with garcinol, branded Garcitrin.
NHLBI Offers Complete Guide to Healthy Heart
Tuesday, August 8 2006 - New publication from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to help people jump-start and maintain a physical activity program for their heart.
Human Clinical Trial for Vectomega®
Friday, August 4 2006 - Preliminary Data for Omega-3 Phospholipid Complex (DHA/EPA)
Decas Introduces PACran - Industry's First PAC Standardized Cranberry Powder
Friday, August 4 2006 - PACran™ whole cranberry powder is standardized to cranberry proanthocyanidins (PACs) using a proprietary manufacturing process and a superior "Early Black" cranberry cultivar.
New Vendor Qualification Program from BI Nutraceuticals
Tuesday, August 1 2006 - Protexx is a Vendor Qualification Program in the Asia Pacific region designed to ensure that materials sourced from this area meet BI's stringent quality standards.
