Vitamin D may not protect you from severe COVID-19
Previous studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding.
In a...
This vitamin level in your blood may show your colon cancer risk
In a recent international study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers found higher vitamin D concentrations in the blood are...
Common vitamin supplement may harm your eye health
In a recent study published in the Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases, researchers found a self-prescribed high dose of over-the-counter niacin is linked to injury of...
Scientists find a new and effective treatment for vitamin D deficiency
There are several million people worldwide with various fat malabsorption syndromes including those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery and those with obesity.
These patients...
This vitamin may be a treatment for common blinding eye disease
Glaucoma involves a high risk of losing sight.
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found nicotinamide, the amide of vitamin B₃, may be...
These vitamins may protect you from Parkinson’s disease
In a recent study published in Neurology, researchers found that people who consume high levels of dietary vitamin C and E may lower their risk for...
This common vitamin may harm your eye health
Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is used for lowering hyperlipidemia or cholesterol and comes in prescription and over-the-counter forms.
In a recent study from...
This vitamin level in the body linked to your colon cancer risk
In a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers found higher vitamin D concentrations in the blood are strongly...
Vitamin D cannot reduce severe COVID-19, study finds
In a new study from the University of São Paulo, researchers found a high dose of vitamin D administered on admission to hospital cannot...
This common vitamin may fight vision loss
In a recent study published in Stem Cell Reports, researchers found that nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, can inhibit aggressive cell transformations during wound...