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Pharma Foods International introduces product containing glycopeptide “iHA” from egg yolk as knee-joint pain reliefer

Sep 28, 2012

“iHA” promotes the production of hyaluronic acid in humans. The patents are jointly owned with S. Korea’s Everlife group, and development was done at S. Korea’s Semyung University. Pharma Foods International website information...

Toyo Shinyaku introduces black ginger as oriental new drug, reduces body fat accumulation and decreases body temperature

Sep 27, 2012

In collaboration with Musashino University, it was found that Kaemferia parviflora isolated from mountain slopes of Thailand and Laos has such properties. Toyo Shinyaku press release, Sept. 26,...

Group at Meiji University achieves 7th generation of cloned swine, to be used as human disease model

Sep 27, 2012

Professor Hiroshi Nagashima, Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Meiji University, advances research on transgenic swines based on somatic cell nuclear transfer Nikkei Biotech, Sept. 26,...

Unitika-led research group proves sebum-inhibiting activity of ß-cryptoxanthin

Sep 25, 2012

The ß-cryptoxanthin was derived from Satsuma mandarins. Excess secretion of sebum is closely related to the onset of skin irregularities such as pimples and seborrheic rash. Y. Shirakura et al., 26th Carotinoid Discussion Meeting in Hakodate, Sept. 13,...

Takara Bio finds more health effects in Dioscorea (“lesser yam”)

Sep 25, 2012

The ingestion of Dioscorea esculenta suppressed muscle reduction in senescent mice. Earlier, this food was already shown to reduce fatigue and enhance fat combustion Takara Bio web release,...