pricing
ZOE Weight Loss Data Comes From Its Own App Users
ZOE reports 83 percent of 5,048 app users lost weight in 12 to 15 weeks, but the analysis is company-run, self-reported and has no comparison group at all
Read articlePERQEN JOURNAL
Clear thinking for considered wellness.
Guides to labels, ingredients and navigating our catalogue.
gut-health
Food Emulsifiers Weakened Gut Barrier in Lab Study
Soy lecithin and DATEM damaged the gut barrier in lab models at low concentrations, Swiss researchers report, urging wider food additive safety testing
Read article
research
Caffeine Fails to Sharpen Morning Cognition in UK Trial
A Liverpool John Moores trial found that 300 mg of caffeine taken at 6:30am did not improve cognition, mood or reactive agility in 51 young male volunteers
Read article
pricing
Cost of Living Beats Health as Reason UK Drinkers Cut Back
Drinkaware Monitor 2026 reporting shows rising prices now outrank hangovers and health worries as the reason UK drinkers consider cutting back on alcohol
Read article
regulation
ASA Bans Four Testosterone Ads From Numan and BioID
The ASA has upheld complaints against Numan and BioID Health over four social media ads that made unsubstantiated claims about low testosterone in men
Read article
regulation
NHS Home Cervical Screening Kits Go Live in England
NHS England starts posting free at-home HPV screening kits to around 4 million women aged 30 to 65 in England who are overdue for a cervical screening
Read article
gut-health
Gut Microbiome Tests Draw Doctor Scepticism
UCLA physicians say consumer gut microbiome tests are not worth the cost, citing research in which identical stool samples produced very different results
Read article
research
Vitamin D Intake Tied to Better Cognition in Small Study
Emory researchers report that 54 older adults with sleep problems and mild cognitive impairment scored higher on a cognition test at high vitamin D intakes
Read article
gut-health
Gut Bacteria Compete More Than They Cooperate, Study Finds
Umea University researchers mapped more than 1,200 growth interactions between 36 human gut bacterial species and found most of them inhibited each other
Read article
pricing
Vitamin C Gummy Tests on Amazon Find Potency Failures
Industry-funded testing of 25 vitamin C gummy brands bought on Amazon found 12 with almost no detectable vitamin C, while 13 met their declared label potency
Read article
regulation
UK Declares Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Imported Eggs
UKHSA has declared a national Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, with 207 confirmed cases and one associated death, and says imported eggs are the strongest lead
Read article
gut-health
MHRA Sets Out UK Licensing Route for Microbiome Medicines
The MHRA says microbiome-based medicines can be licensed under existing UK rules, and confirms that no such product yet holds a UK marketing authorisation
Read article