Dietary Supplements and Minerals News

November 23, 2024

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Less Than 50% of Many Prenatal Supplements Have the Adequate Amount of Choline and Iodine

Nov. 21, 2024 — New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals. The study checked ...

New Study Shows Promising Results for COPD Treatment

Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study shows that a form of vitamin B3 can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients. The researchers hope it will pave the way for new treatment ...

Vitamin D Supplements May Lower Blood Pressure in Older People With Obesity

Nov. 12, 2024 — Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity, and taking more than the Institutes of Medicine's recommended daily dose does not provide additional health benefits, according to new ...

Pregnant People Might Not Be Getting the Nutrients They Need

Nov. 19, 2024 — New research reveals startling shortfalls in dietary nutrition during ...

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Protein in Soy May Reduce the Risk of Heart Failure by Affecting Gut Bacteria

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have found a potential method to slow heart failure progression. They fed mice a diet high in soybean protein, which influenced gut ...

High-Dose IV Vitamin C Plus Chemotherapy Doubles Survival in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Nov. 18, 2024 — A randomized, phase 2 clinical trial shows that adding high-dose, intravenous (IV) vitamin C to chemotherapy doubles the overall survival of patients ...

New Study Shows How Salmonella Tricks Gut Defenses to Cause Infection

Nov. 15, 2024 — A study uncovered how Salmonella, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut despite the presence of protective ...

Zinc Deficiency Promotes Acinetobacter Lung Infection, Study Finds

Nov. 15, 2024 — Researchers discovered an unexpected link between zinc deficiency, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-13 (IL-13), and Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection and demonstrated that blocking ...

Children's Gut Bacteria May Hold the Key to Diarrhea Treatment

Nov. 13, 2024 — Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that could ...

Vitamin D During Pregnancy Boosts Children's Bone Health Even at Age Seven

Nov. 6, 2024 — Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to ...

High Levels of Omega-3, Omega-6 May Protect Against Cancer

Nov. 4, 2024 — In addition to lowering your cholesterol, keeping your brain healthy and improving mental health, new research suggests omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may help ward off a variety of ...

Study Links Methylmalonic Acid to Weakening of Immune Cells in Lung Cancer

Oct. 31, 2024 — A new study has found a surprising link between high levels of methylmalonic acid and the weakening of CD8+ T cells, shedding light on potential pathways through which aging may promote lung cancer ...

Does Fermented Black Garlic Extract Help Treat Prostate Cancer?

Oct. 15, 2024 — A team tests the protective effect of a fermented black garlic extract against inflammation and the progression of prostate cancer in a study conducted on human prostate cancer cell models in the ...

You Get Your Energy from Your Mom: A New Study Explains Why

Oct. 9, 2024 — Scientists have long wondered why animals get the DNA inside their mitochondria, the cell's energy center, only from their mothers. New research explains why and offers hope for treating ...

When Sun Protection Begets Malnutrition: Vitamin D Deficiency in Japanese Women

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have developed a non-invasive, low-cost tool for assessing the risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women called ViDDPreS (Vitamin D Deficiency Predicting ...

In Lab Tests, Dietary Zinc Inhibits AMR Gene Transmission

Oct. 3, 2024 — In lab experiments, bacteria transferred plasmids with AMR genes in the presence of zinc at reduced or nonexistent rates. Stopping the transfer without killing microbes may help reduce AMR without ...

New Study Finds a Promising Combined Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

Oct. 2, 2024 — Researchers have found a potential new way to improve the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) using a novel combined therapy. The results build on two harmonized Phase I clinical trials, focusing on ...

Turning Plants Into Workout Supplement Bio-Factories

Oct. 2, 2024 — It's important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. But, in a proof-of-concept study, ...

Protein Behavior Can Be Predicted With Simple Math

Sep. 25, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that mutations affect protein stability following remarkably simple rules. The discovery has profound implications for accelerating the development of new treatments for ...

From Chaos to Order: Proteins Can Re-Structure Themselves to Create Important Substances

Sep. 23, 2024 — The protein 'MIPS' changes its internal structure when it becomes active. Its disordered active centre becomes a defined structure with special functions. The protein plays a key role in ...

Metal Exposure Can Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Sep. 18, 2024 — Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable to traditional risk factors, according to a new study. The ...

Team Discovers Naturally Occurring DNA-Protein Hybrids

Sep. 17, 2024 — Thanks to a serendipitous discovery and a lot of painstaking work, scientists can now build biohybrid molecules that combine the homing powers of DNA with the broad functional repertoire of proteins ...

New Proteins Involved in Regulating the Cell Membrane

Sep. 13, 2024 — Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, are arranged in a bilayer of membranes, ...

Smart Supramolecular Assemblies

Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have created 'smart' microparticles that self-assemble in response to the addition of a specific molecule. This work can help explain the behavior of biomolecular complexes, as ...

Scientists Expand the Genetic Alphabet to Create New Proteins

Sep. 11, 2024 — It's a dogma taught in every introductory biology class: Proteins are composed of combinations of 20 different amino acids, arranged into diverse sequences like words. But researchers trying to ...

Urate Transporter Structures Reveal the Mechanism Behind Important Drug Target for Gout

Sep. 9, 2024 — Ten structures of URAT1 obtained by scientists provide a deep understanding of the mechanism of urate transport to guide gout therapeutic ...

Finger Wrap Uses Sweat to Provide Health Monitoring at Your Fingertips--Literally

Sep. 3, 2024 — A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors ...

Billions Worldwide Consume Inadequate Levels of Micronutrients Critical to Human Health

Aug. 29, 2024 — More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according to a new study. It is the ...

Dine on DNA: Compounds from Nucleic Acids in Food Show Anticancer Effects

Aug. 29, 2024 — A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer ...

Molecular Mechanism Behind MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases

Aug. 28, 2024 — More than two decades ago, a research team discovered a type of T cell in humans that suppresses the immune system; they later found that these so-called regulatory T cells, when defective, are an ...

Hepatic Disease: A Camu-Camu Fruit Extract to Reduce Liver Fat

Aug. 21, 2024 — A research team has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This exotic fruit reduces liver fat ...

Researchers Develop an Instant Version of Trendy, Golden Turmeric Milk

Aug. 19, 2024 — If you've visited a trendy cafe in the past few years, you might have noticed 'golden' turmeric milk on the menu. This fancy drink is caffeine-free, coffee-free and can even be vegan. ...

Probiotics During Pregnancy Shown to Help Moms and Babies

Aug. 15, 2024 — Giving probiotics to pregnant mice can enhance both the immune system and behavior of the mothers and their ...

Patients With Unexplainable Chronic Itch Have Unique Blood Biomarkers That Could Eventually Lead to New Targeted Treatments

Aug. 14, 2024 — Millions of patients worldwide suffer from a chronic itching condition with no identifiable cause -- a condition known as chronic pruritus of unknown origin (CPUO) -- that has no targeted therapies ...