08 Jan 2020 --- Nutraceutical company ChromaDex has initiated a Phase 1 clinical study to assess the potential of its branded nicotinamide riboside (NR), Niagen. Sponsored by the University of Florida in the US, the “first-of-its-kind” study aims to explore the effects of exercise therapy in older adults with hypertension while supplementing with NR. This research comes as around one in three US adults suffers from hypertension, which increases their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), or even death.
