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As the gummy supplement market continues its rapid expansion, many formulators face a persistent challenge — how to deliver optimal absorption of minerals without compromising taste or texture. By leveraging micronized citrate salts of magnesium and calcium, Jungbunzlauer says it can help brands create gummies that are smooth, flavorful, and highly bioavailable.Ahead of the company’s upcoming webinar, titled “Better gummies, better absorption: formulating gummies with organic mineral salts,” Nutrition Insight sits down with Emily Orr, Jungbunzlauer’s senior food scientist in application development and speaker at the webinar.Orr explains how the company’s next-generation ingredients allow brands to balance functionality with sensory…

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 07 November 2025 Dimming of the starlight from RZ Piscium reveals that 24 unseen bodies are whizzing around the star.

Colon cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.Eating an anti-inflammatory diet is linked with a 16% lower risk of colon cancer in a new study.Anti-inflammatory foods like fermented dairy, produce and healthy fats may help lower risk. Colorectal cancer (CRC), cancer of the rectum and/or colon (large intestine), is common. In fact, it’s the fourth most common type of cancer, and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Researchers are continually looking for lifestyle behaviors that influence cancer, including colorectal cancer. One of these behaviors is what we eat and how it…

Credit: Tumeggy / Science Photo Library / Getty Images The advent of mRNA vaccination, ignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, has sparked research to build the next generation of vaccine. Specifically, to address limitations of current mRNA vaccines—such as increasing vaccine potency and reducing toxicity. Now, a new delivery LNP, developed through sequential combinatorial chemistry and rational design, and based on a class of degradable, cyclic amino ionizable lipids, has been developed at MIT. The novel LNP could make mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose. In mouse studies, the researchers showed that an mRNA influenza…

Paul Newman loved a simple lima bean recipe made with smoked ham hocks.The dish uses just three ingredients and is ideal for large holiday gatherings.Cook lima beans thoroughly to avoid the natural toxin found in raw beans. If the humble lima bean isn’t one you always include as a Thanksgiving side dish, think again. The mild, slightly buttery legume is easy to track down on the freezer aisle, offers a helpful amount of fiber and is pretty delicious. In fact, actor and philanthropist Paul Newman had a family lima bean recipe he adored so much, it made its way into…

Credit: KATERYNA KON/Science Photo Library/ Getty Images Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest malignancy, largely because most tumors are discovered only after they have spread. For years, scientists have sought molecular clues that precede tumor formation, hoping to uncover a window for early intervention. In a new study, published in Cancer Cell, MD Anderson researchers combined spatial transcriptomics with molecular pathology to visualize how lung cells transition from healthy to precancerous to malignant. By integrating data from 56 human precursor and advanced tumor samples across 25 patients and validating their results in an additional 36 lesions from 19 patients, the…

Exploring the microbial world, this postdoctoral researcher uncovers how one bacterium’s defenses can defeat another.Image credit:Ruth Isenberg, ©iStock, Rost-9DQ | Write a brief introduction to yourself including the lab you work in and your research background. I’m Ruth Isenberg, an IRACDA Postdoctoral Scholar in Julia Willett’s lab at the University of Minnesota. I earned my PhD in microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Mark Mandel’s lab, where I studied the roles for cyclic diguanylate during Vibrio fischeri colonization of the Hawaiian bobtail squid. Now, as a postdoc, I study mechanisms underlying Enterococcus faecalis interactions with other bacteria.Q | How…

Clinical Trials for FDA ApprovalIn the prescription information for Qsymia, the brand name version for extended-release phentermine and topiramate, the FDA discusses two year-long clinical trials that included about 2,300 people total.Both studies combined phentermine and topiramate with a well-balanced, reduced-calorie diet. Participants were also offered nutritional and lifestyle counseling.One trial enrolled people with obesity and excluded those who also had type 2 diabetes. The second study included people who were overweight and those with obesity as well as people with type 2 diabetes and other metabolic conditions, such as high blood pressure.Only 7 percent of participants overall were 65…

Adding the oral health element to the platform’s already thorough testing parameters—DNA, gut microbiome, and bloods— the firm’s founder and former Olympic athlete Andrew Steele told NutraIngredients the aim is to bolster insights for customers as well as to impact public health by publishing data revealing the connection between the oral microbiome and wider health.Integrating into the service in the first quarter on 2026, the oral microbiome test will allow Stride customers to learn about the diverse ecosystem of more 700 species of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa that inhabit their mouth through a simple mouth swab test.Steele explained these…

Ina Garten includes Parmesan in her go-to mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving.To make hosting easier, she cooks a lot of side dishes in advance, including this one.And she maps out the meal, writing down when each side dish is to go in and out of the oven. The queen of the Hamptons’ classic recipe for Parmesan Smashed Potatoes first appeared in The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook in 1999, and it’s such a crowd-pleaser that we think it should be considered a staple every Thanksgiving. The recipe begins by boiling 3 pounds of red potatoes with salt for approximately 25 minutes. There’s good…