Sweegen Expands Sugar Reduction Portfolio With High-Intensity Sweetener Brazzein

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sweegen is expanding its extensive sweetener portfolio in early 2022 with the zero-calorie, high-intensity sweetener brazzein.  The product was developed in collaboration with long-term innovation partner Conagen, which has scaled it to commercial production. Brazzein is a small, heat-stable protein, 500 to 2,000 times sweeter […]

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New Research in Kosovo Highlights Connection Between Children’s Poor Vision and Learning and Development

Study underscores link between uncorrected poor vision and children’s potential DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new study, a collaboration of  the Vision Impact Institute, EdGuard Institute, and ESSILOR’s Vision for Life™ social impact fund, offers new insight into the correlation between uncorrected poor vision and children’s functional, learning, and behavioral capacities. The study, the […]

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Biz groups support policies restricting mobility of unvaxxed

While respecting the decision of individuals who do not want to get vaccinated, several business groups believe that the government and the private sector have the authority to have stricter policy for unvaccinated individuals. Thirteen business groups said this measure will protect the unvaccinated population, who is now the vulnerable group amid the coronavirus disease […]

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Evidence on Gabriela party-list DQ case ‘solid’: Esperon

As the Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) filed its certificate of candidacy (COC) with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, the National Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is confident that the party-list group will be disqualified to run for next year’s congressional elections. At the virtual press conference of the NTF-ELCAC, National […]

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NCR shows slow downward trend in reported cases: DOH

A health official on Monday said the National Capital Region (NCR) shows a slow downward trend with its reported coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections at a 28-percent decrease from the past week. “In the NCR, the seven-day moving average showed a decrease as cases in the recent seven days have decreased compared to the previous […]

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Fumio Kishida elected as Japanese PM to succeed Suga

Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday as the country’s new prime minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga. As the ruling coalition led by the LDP controls both chambers, 64-year-old Kishida secured a majority of votes of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. After naming […]

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PCG cancels Antique-Oriental Mindoro sea trips due to ‘Lannie’

The Philippine Coast Guard Station (PCGS) in Antique on Monday canceled trips of sea vessels plying from the Semirara Island in Caluya town to Oriental Mindoro after Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised in the province due to tropical depression Lannie. “Trips of sea vessel Argo from Semirara Island to (Oriental) Mindoro […]

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