Scientists are always on the lookout for solutions to medical problems provided by Mother Nature. New Zealand's well-known culinary mollusk the green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) is helping to solve the age old riddle of arthritis pain, and is also attracting scientific attention around the world.

A distinguished French professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic, Dr Georges Halpern, wrote in his 2005 book The Inflammation Revolution that ''Researchers have found that the green-lipped mussel oil extract, which contains healthy omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, is one of the best anti-inflammatory agents available."

New clinical research simulating neuronal activity, conducted by the Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, shows that PCSO-524® (the active ingredient in Lyprinol®), protects cells under toxic inflammatory challenge. The researchers noted the promising potential of PCSO-524® to postpone or prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer.