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Turmeric Extract Shown Effective for Weight Management and Mental Health
Turmeric Extract Shown Effective for Weight Management and Mental Health According to research published in the journal, Nutrition, Japanese researchers, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study funded by [...]
Global Curcumin Association Supports New Analytical Strategies for Improving Turmeric Quality
Global Curcumin Association Supports New Analytical Strategies for Improving Turmeric Quality The Global Curcumin Association (GCA), the non-profit trade association stewarding the global curcumin/turmeric market, applauds the publication [...]
Curcumin With Piperine as Adjuvant Therapy for COVID-19 Recovery
Curcumin With Piperine as Adjuvant Therapy for COVID-19 Recovery According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology, researchers, in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study with [...]
Gut microbiota mediates the effects of curcumin on enhancing Ucp1-dependent thermogenesis and improving high-fat diet-induced obesity
Gut microbiota mediates the effects of curcumin on enhancing Ucp1-dependent thermogenesis and improving high-fat diet-induced obesity An article published in the journal Food & Function examined the effect [...]
Longvida Announces as Winner of Nutrition Research Project of the Year
Longvida Announces as Winner of Nutrition Research Project of the Year Congratulations to GCA Founding Board member Verdure Sciences for winning the Nutraingredients-USA Nutrition Research Project Award for their [...]
Curcumin Combined with FOLFOX Chemotherapy Is Safe and Tolerable in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in a Randomized Phase IIa Trial
Curcumin Combined with FOLFOX Chemotherapy Is Safe and Tolerable in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in a Randomized Phase IIa Trial Researchers in this recent trial on curcumin [...]
Statement from the Global Curcumin Association Regarding Turmeric Products Under Recall in Italy
Statement from the Global Curcumin Association regarding turmeric products under recall in Italy Recently there have been some global headlines surrounding turmeric and choleastatic hepatitis. The Global Curcumin Association [...]
New research, product innovation expand curcumin’s reach
New research, product innovation expand curcumin’s reach Natural Products Insider has published an overview of recent curcumin and turmeric research Link to Story
Turmeric’s popularity driving botanical supplement use increase
Turmeric's popularity driving botanical supplement use increase New survey from CRN finds that 20% of supplement users age 55 and older take turmeric and curcumin supplements. Read More [...]
Effects of Turmeric and Curcumin Dietary Supplementation on Human Gut Microbiota: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
Effects of Turmeric and Curcumin Dietary Supplementation on Human Gut Microbiota: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study A recent study published in the Journal of Evidence-based Integrative Medicine [...]
Ancient drug curcumin impedes 26S proteasome activity by direct inhibition of dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase 2
Ancient drug curcumin impedes 26S proteasome activity by direct inhibition of dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase 2 Research in mice suggests that curcumin treatment significantly reduces tumor burden in immunocompromised [...]
The Global Curcumin Association Welcomes Verdure Sciences as a Founding Board Member
The Global Curcumin Association Welcomes Verdure Sciences as a Founding Board Member Noblesville, IN-based Verdure Sciences has joined The Global Curcumin Association (GCA) as a Founding Board member alongside Sabinsa Corporation. [...]
Polar extract of Curcuma longa protects cartilage homeostasis: possible mechanism of action
Polar extract of Curcuma longa protects cartilage homeostasis: possible mechanism of action According to research published in the journal Inflammopharmacology, researchers investigated the effect of polar extract of turmeric (C. longa (NR-INF-02)) [...]
Irish dairy giant Glanbia has announced the introduction of CuroWhite™, a colorless curcumin product.
Irish dairy giant Glanbia has announced the introduction of CuroWhite™, a colorless curcumin product. CuroWhite™ is Glanbia's new white curcumin in a highly bioavailable form that provides an [...]
Curcumin May Reverse Memory Problems, Improve Mood
Curcumin May Reverse Memory Problems, Improve Mood A new study, published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, examined the effect of curcumin on 40 people between the ages of 50 [...]
The mode of antimicrobial action of curcumin depends on the delivery system
Researchers compare the antimicrobial activity toward Escherichia coli of two curcumin formulations...
Curcumin could help stem the spread of bladder cancer cells: Chinese in vitro study
Curcumin has been shown to inhibit the spread of bladder cancer in in vitro studies, according to Chinese researchers.
Beneficial effects of curcumin nano-emulsion in male rats under protein deficient diet
The effects of curcumin and curcumin nano-emulsion on testicular atrophy and decreased reproductive performance in rats...
Curcumin β-D-Glucuronide Helps Keep High Levels of Free-Form Curcumin in the Blood
Researching curcumin’s internal metabolite, curcumin b-D-glucuronide (curcumin monoglucuronide, CMG), by investigating curcumin kinetics and metabolism in the blood...
Curcumin inhibits MCF‑7 cells by modulating the NF‑κB signaling pathway
The inhibitory effect of curcumin on human breast cancer MCF‑7 cells...