Articles by Carlett Spike
Innovative Lab Test to Develop Easy-to-Swallow Medicine for Children
In an article published by the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, scientists compared traditional sensory tests and the new in-vitro method that was able to explain why smaller multiparticulates eased the travel of medicine from the mouth into the throat and body, reducing mouth residue. The new test let scientists easily screen different compositions of ...
Supporting Healthier Children
As interest rises in children’s supplements, the products are mirroring those of adults—clean label, broad ranging, with an easy delivery. Children’s health supplements account for a few billion of the total costs spent on supplements in the United States. On the global scale, 34 percent of supplements for children aged five to 12 are purchased ...
The 101 on Postbiotics
What Are Postbiotics? Similar to pre- and probiotics, postbiotics are related to the bacteria within the digestive tract. As you may have been able to guess, postbiotics are the byproducts of probiotic bacteria. With little research on the subject, it was believed that the waste from probiotics was not useful. More recent research has begun ...
Pre- and Probiotics Move to Wellness
Pre- and probiotics are shifting their positioning beyond gastro. You’ve heard the words prebiotics and probiotics before, but are you clear on the difference? Typically found in some fruits and vegetables, prebiotics are made of complex carbohydrates that the body cannot digest. This energy instead acts as fuel for bacteria in the body. When you ...
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