October 13, 2022

Review Finds That Early Calcium Supplementation Protects Against Osteoporosis

Increasing calcium intake earlier in life may protect against osteoporosis later in life, says a new review published in the eLife journal.
October 12, 2022

Vitamin B2 Pills In Pregnancy May Prevent Neonatal Metabolic Disease

Vegan women should take riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplements during pregnancy to prevent neonatal multiple-acyl-CoA-Dehydrogenase deficiency, a lethal metabolic disease, according to a new case study.
October 12, 2022

Vitamin D Could Alleviate Depression

Vitamin D supplementation could have a beneficial impact on the incidence and prognosis of depression, according to the findings from a Chinese meta-analysis.
October 7, 2022

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Can Benefit From Vitamin Supplements

Cystic fibrosis patients who supplement their diet with vitamin C can also derive greater benefit from another antioxidant, vitamin E, resulting in a reduction in damaging inflammation, a study led by Oregon State University suggests.
October 7, 2022

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Are Associated With Increased Attention Scores In Adolescents

Docosahexaenoic acid is associated with a greater capacity for selective and sustained attention in adolescents, according to a new study.
October 7, 2022

Review Supports Zinc’s Anti-Viral Activity, Potential For COVID-19

Zinc is an essential trace mineral involved in modulating human immune responses and may prove to be an important therapeutic agent for viral infections, such as COVID-19, say the authors of a recent review.
October 7, 2022

Coenzyme Q10 May Reduce Fatigue

Coenzyme Q10 supplementation may offer significant fatigue-alleviating effects for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and for healthy individuals, according to a recent meta-analysis of 13 randomized control trials.
September 30, 2022

Study Finds Omega-3 Combination Formula Gave Cognitive Support To Alzheimer’s Sufferers

A new study has found that a formula containing omega-3s, carotenoids and vitamin E had a significant positive effect on measures of cognitive decline among an older cohort suffering from milder Alzheimer’s disease.