News Archive

Discovery through digitalisation

March 27, 2018

In recent years, a growing body of evidence indicates that the microbiome plays a part, influencing not...

Our presence at the Annual Food Innovate Summit

March 26, 2018

Irene Fernandez Gonzalez, Head of Sensory & Behaviour Science Team in the Advanced Medical Nutrition...

ISICEM 2018 – First clinical trial with very high intact-protein formula

March 19, 2018

A new randomized controlled trial on providing protein to critically ill patients with a new very high intact-protein formula Principle investigator Dr. Arthur van Zanten, intensivist at the Gelderse Vallei hospital (Ede, The Netherlands) will present for the first...

Better survival rates but lower IQ for preterm infants

March 16, 2018

Recently, Reuters published an article highlighting a new scientific publication of Twilhaar et al in collaboration with Danone Research & Innovation. Despite improvements in neonatal care, leading to better survival, preterm infants still have increased chances of having...

Wheezing and infantile colic are associated with antibiotic treatment

March 16, 2018

Recently, A Dutch study group revealed the outcome of the INCA study. The investigators showed that 7 days of antibiotic treatment in the first week of life...

Precision Nutrition D-Lab: Harnessing digital technology to provide tailored nutritional care in early life

March 14, 2018

Danone Research & Innovation today inaugurated its new Precision Nutrition D-Lab at Biopolis Singapore. The lab will be a...

A Protein Supplement supports adequate growth in extremely low birth weight preterm infants

March 5, 2018

Results of the PLUS study presented at Nutrition and Growth Conference 2018 The use of a Protein Supplement in combination with fortified human milk and/or preterm formula supports adequate growth in preterm infants At the 2018 Nutrition...

Nutricia’s presence at Nutrition & Growth 2018

February 23, 2018

During this year’s Nutrition and Growth conference, which takes place in Paris, France, from March 1-3 2018, Nutricia will be present in many different...

New collaboration to challenge taste alterations in cancer patients

February 22, 2018

HungerNdThirstFoundation and Danone Research & Innovation join forces Taste changes are common in patients with cancer, however research shows...

Older patients with greater muscle mass and no malnutrition have higher survival rate

January 30, 2018

The Journal of Frailty & Aging published the article ‘Muscle Measures and Nutritional Status at Hospital Admission Predict Survival and Independent Living of Older Patients – the EMPOWER study. Older...

Insights into genomic diversity in the gut microbiota Bifidobacterium breve

January 30, 2018

Bifidobacteria are among the first colonizers of the newborn gut in healthy breast fed infants. Bifidobacterium breve (next to B. longum and B. bifidum) is abundantly present in the gut microbiota of healthy infants, and has been subject...

Optimize muscle anabolism by providing an adequate amount of high-quality protein

January 3, 2018

The Journal of Nutrition recently published an article titled: Supplementing Breakfast with a Vitamin D and Leucine–Enriched Whey Protein Medical Nutrition Drink Enhances postprandial Muscle Protein Synthesis and Muscle Mass in Healthy Older Men. Sarcopenia is the loss...