The Folate Sweet Spot: Why Too Little or Too Much May Affect Mood
Researchers studied nearly 9,500 American women to understand how a B vitamin called folate relates to depression. They found something surprising: both very …
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Prenatal Vitamins Can't Fix Poor Diet's Effect on Mood
Researchers tested whether taking extra B vitamins and similar nutrients during pregnancy could protect babies from mood problems caused by eating an unhealthy …
Read MoreWhy B Vitamins Matter for Male Fertility
Researchers studied how vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies affect male fertility in mice. They found that mice lacking these important B vitamins had lower …
Read MoreWhat Fish Eat Changes How They Handle Stress
Scientists studied how different foods affect a fish's stress response system. They found that fish eating extra B vitamins handled stress better and had lower …
Read MoreB-Vitamins May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Scientists reviewed research about B-vitamins (like B6, B12, and folate) and how they might protect your brain as you get older. They found that older adults …
Read MoreVitamins May Help Middle-Aged Asian Women Feel Better and Healthier
Researchers studied 662 middle-aged Asian women to see if the vitamins in their blood were connected to their physical health, mental wellbeing, and muscle …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Slow Kidney Disease? New Study Has Mixed Results
Researchers combined results from 9 major studies involving nearly 24,000 people to see if taking folic acid and B vitamins could help people with kidney …
Read MoreB Vitamins and Nerve Damage: What You Need to Know
B vitamins are essential nutrients that keep your nerves healthy and working properly. This review examines how deficiencies in B vitamins—particularly B1, …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Help Reduce Chronic Back Pain
Researchers tested whether three B vitamins (B1, B6, and B12) given as injections could help people with long-lasting lower back pain feel better. In this …
Read MoreDoes Folate Vitamin Help Your Immune System Work Better?
Researchers looked at whether a B vitamin called folate affects how well your immune system works. They studied a large group of people and measured their …
Read MoreHow Your Genes and Folate Affect Heart Health at Birth
Researchers in India studied whether certain genetic variations related to folate (a B vitamin) might increase the risk of babies being born with heart …
Read MoreDoes Eating More Folate Help Kids Stay at Healthy Weights?
Researchers looked at information from thousands of American children and teenagers to see if eating foods rich in folate (a B vitamin found in leafy greens, …
Read MoreExtra Folic Acid May Help Prevent Nerve Damage in Diabetes
Scientists discovered that getting enough folic acid (a B vitamin) might prevent nerve damage in people with diabetes and certain genetic conditions. Using …
Read MoreWhy Folate Matters for Your Heart Health
Scientists have discovered an important connection between a B vitamin called folate and heart health. When your body doesn't get enough folate, a harmful …
Read MoreBeer's Hidden Vitamin: What Scientists Found About Folate
Researchers studied how much folate (a B vitamin your body needs) is actually in different commercial beers and how stable it stays over time. They also looked …
Read MoreHow Scientists Are Updating Old Tests for Vitamins in Food
Scientists recently discovered that the methods used to measure vitamins in foods and supplements haven't been updated since the 1990s—and they're no longer …
Read MoreWhy Low Folate Levels Can Damage Your DNA
Folate is a B vitamin that your body needs to build and repair DNA, the instruction manual for your cells. When you don't get enough folate from food, your …
Read MoreSea Buckthorn Leaves May Be a Hidden Source of B Vitamins
Researchers developed a new method to extract and measure B vitamins from sea buckthorn leaves, a plant used in traditional medicine. Using advanced laboratory …
Read MoreHow Vitamin B6 May Help Your Body Fight Cancer
Scientists are discovering that vitamin B6, a nutrient your body needs to work properly, plays an important role in how cancer develops and spreads. When your …
Read MoreFolic Acid May Help Protect Lungs from Radiation Damage
Researchers discovered that folic acid, a common B vitamin, might protect lung tissue from damage caused by radiation therapy used to treat chest cancers. In …
Read MoreBiotin: The B Vitamin Your Body Needs Every Day
Biotin, also called vitamin B7, is a small but mighty nutrient that helps your body break down food and use it for energy. Your body can't make biotin on its …
Read MoreGetting Enough Vitamins May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers studied over 9,300 adults in Malaysia to see if getting enough vitamins in their diet could help prevent type 2 diabetes. They found that most …
Read MoreNew Drug Semaglutide May Fix Broken Chemical Pathways in Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that people with fatty liver disease have problems with how their bodies process certain B vitamins and amino acids—building blocks that …
Read MoreB Vitamins and Brain Health: What Older Adults Should Know
Researchers studied 100 older Chinese adults to understand how certain B vitamins affect memory and thinking skills. They found that people with memory …
Read MoreWhy Your Brain Needs B Vitamins to Stay Healthy
B vitamins are a group of eight nutrients that your brain and nervous system need to work properly. When people don't get enough of these vitamins, they can …
Read MoreAre You a Morning Person? It Might Affect What You Eat
A new study looked at how people's natural sleep schedules connect to what they eat. Researchers surveyed over 3,000 adults and found that morning people tend …
Read MoreHow B Vitamins Help Your Body Heal After Cosmetic Surgery
Researchers reviewed how B vitamins—a group of nutrients your body needs—can help you recover better after plastic or cosmetic surgery. These vitamins work at …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Not Prevent Heart Artery Problems
Researchers used advanced genetic analysis to study whether B vitamins and a substance called homocysteine affect serious heart artery diseases. They looked at …
Read MoreMissing B Vitamins May Raise Blood Pressure Risk
Researchers studied nearly 1,400 adults in India to understand how two important B vitamins—folate and B12—affect blood pressure. They found that many people …
Read MoreWhy Your Body Needs Folate: A Complete Guide
Folate is a B vitamin that plays crucial roles in your body, from helping cells divide properly to supporting brain health and energy production. This research …
Read MoreA Protein Problem: How High Homocysteine Damages Lungs
Researchers discovered that a substance called homocysteine, which builds up in the blood of people with a serious lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis, …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Help Protect Your Brain From Dementia
Researchers followed over 4,000 Japanese adults for 15 years to see if eating foods rich in B vitamins could help prevent dementia. They found that people who …
Read MoreHow Food Affects Your Mood: The Serotonin-Nutrition Connection
Scientists reviewed hundreds of studies to understand how the food you eat affects serotonin, a brain chemical that controls your mood, sleep, and appetite. …
Read MoreNew 3D-Printed Pills May Help Manage Nerve Pain Better
Scientists created a new type of pill using 3D printing technology to help people with nerve pain. The pill contains vitamins B3, B6, B12, B9, magnesium, and …
Read MoreCan Folic Acid Protect Your Brain from Tiny Zinc Particles?
Scientists tested whether folic acid could protect rat brains from damage caused by zinc oxide nanoparticles—tiny particles used in many foods and medicines. …
Read MoreBlood Folate Levels May Predict Stroke Recovery After Emergency Treatment
Researchers studied 446 stroke patients who received emergency blood clot removal surgery. They found that patients with lower folate (a B vitamin) and higher …
Read MoreNew Folate Form Absorbed Better Than Traditional Folic Acid
Researchers compared two different types of folate supplements to see which one your body absorbs better. Folate is a B vitamin that's important for health. …
Read MoreFolic Acid May Help Prevent Fatty Liver Disease from Alcohol
Researchers discovered that people with higher levels of folate (a B vitamin) in their blood have significantly lower risk of developing fatty liver disease …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Help Protect Eyes from Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can cause blindness if not treated. While current treatments lower eye pressure, they don't directly protect the nerve …
Read MoreDoes Folate Help Prevent Colon Cancer Deaths?
Researchers looked at whether getting enough folate (a B vitamin found in leafy greens and beans) might help protect people from dying of colon cancer. They …
Read MoreHow Fungi and Plants Move Folate Into Their Cells
Scientists discovered how fungi and plants transport folate (a vital B vitamin) into their cells. Using baker's yeast as a model, researchers found that a …
Read MoreB Vitamins and Blood Pressure: What Your Age Matters Most
Researchers looked at how different B vitamins in people's diets affect their blood pressure, and they found something surprising: the effect depends on how …
Read MoreSpecial Grain Helps Athletes Think Better and Feel Less Stressed
Researchers tested whether eating pearl millet—a nutritious grain—could help young male athletes feel better mentally and think more clearly. Sixty athletes …
Read MoreVitamin B12 May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Researchers followed nearly 2,000 people for years to see if vitamin B12 levels affected how quickly their thinking skills changed over time. They found that …
Read MoreHow a B Vitamin May Help Reduce Skin Inflammation and Scarring
Researchers discovered that folate, a B vitamin found in leafy greens and beans, may help protect skin from inflammation and scarring caused by high levels of …
Read MoreWhat B Vitamins Are Actually in Breast Milk?
Researchers from four countries measured the levels of B vitamins in breast milk from healthy mothers during the first 8.5 months of breastfeeding. They found …
Read MoreFolic Acid Helps Prevent Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Researchers discovered that folic acid supplements may help prevent fatty liver disease, especially when eating a high-fat diet. In a study with mice, those …
Read MoreB Vitamins and Liver Cancer: Why Balance Matters
Researchers studied how two B vitamins—folic acid and vitamin B12—affect liver cancer cells in the lab. They found that having too much folic acid combined …
Read MoreCould High Homocysteine Levels Increase Pregnancy Diabetes Risk?
Researchers used genetic data to investigate whether a substance called homocysteine and B vitamins affect the risk of gestational diabetes—a type of diabetes …
Read MoreHow a Simple Vitamin Could Keep Your Blood Vessels Young
Scientists discovered that a natural molecule called NADPH plays a key role in keeping blood vessel cells young and healthy. When blood vessels age, a specific …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids Struggle in School: Missing Nutrients May Be the Answer
Researchers in Ivory Coast studied 252 schoolchildren to understand why some kids do better in school than others. They discovered that children who didn't …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Affects Your Sleep Hormone Levels
Researchers studied over 6,500 Chinese adults to understand how different eating patterns affect melatonin, the body's natural sleep hormone. They found that …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Speed Gut Recovery After Rectal Cancer Surgery
Researchers studied whether taking B vitamins could help patients recover faster after rectal cancer surgery. They looked at 200+ patients and found that those …
Read MoreWhy Kids With Lymphoma Have High Levels of a Harmful Body Chemical
Researchers studied 90 children who were just diagnosed with lymphoma to understand why their bodies produce too much of a chemical called homocysteine, which …
Read MoreCertain B Vitamins and Magnesium May Help Prevent Migraines
Researchers followed over 200,000 people for more than 13 years to see if eating foods rich in specific nutrients could help prevent migraines. They found that …
Read MoreCan a B Vitamin Protect Teen Hearts from Binge Drinking?
Researchers studied how binge drinking affects the hearts of teenage rats and whether folic acid (a B vitamin) could help protect them. They found that binge …
Read MoreDoes Low Folate Cause Bleeding Hemorrhoids? New Study Investigates
Researchers used a special statistical method called Mendelian Randomization to investigate whether low folate levels might cause hemorrhoids that bleed. …
Read MoreNew Blood Test Can Measure All Your B Vitamins and Vitamin C at Once
Scientists have created a new, faster way to measure water-soluble vitamins (B vitamins and vitamin C) in your blood. This automated test can check all eight …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria Could Help Make Better Folate Supplements
Researchers discovered that certain bacteria found in kefir (a fermented milk drink) can naturally produce a highly absorbable form of folate, an important B …
Read MoreGetting Enough Folate May Lower Depression Risk
Researchers used advanced genetic analysis to study whether getting enough folate (a B vitamin found in leafy greens and beans) could help prevent depression. …
Read MoreMany Women in Ethiopia Are Missing Key B Vitamins
Researchers in Ethiopia discovered that most women of childbearing age in the Oromia region don't have enough B vitamins in their bodies. In a study of 100 …
Read MoreDoes Folate Help Prevent Colon Cancer? What Science Shows
Researchers looked at all the major studies about folate (a B vitamin) and colon cancer risk. They found that eating foods with folate or taking folate …
Read MoreFolic Acid May Help Protect Your Hearing
Scientists discovered that a B vitamin called folic acid might help prevent hearing loss by protecting special cells in your ear called inner hair cells. These …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Help Protect Your Eyes From Age-Related Vision Loss?
As we age, many people develop a condition called macular degeneration that affects the center of vision and can lead to sight problems. Currently, there's no …
Read MoreThe Right Amount of Folate May Help Keep You Strong as You Age
Researchers looked at how a B vitamin called folate affects whether older adults become frail and weak. They studied over 31,000 Americans and measured folate …
Read MoreB Vitamins and Your Gut Bacteria: What You Need to Know
Your gut is home to trillions of tiny bacteria that help keep you healthy. New research shows that B vitamins—nutrients found in foods like eggs, chicken, and …
Read MoreBrain Changes in Vascular Dementia: New Clues About Vitamin B and Memory
Researchers studied brain tissue from people with vascular dementia (a type of memory loss caused by blood vessel problems) and found important changes in how …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Help Protect Against Stomach Bacteria Infection
Researchers looked at what over 3,400 Americans ate and found that people who got more B vitamins in their diet were less likely to have a stomach infection …
Read MoreVitamin B6 May Help Activate Egg Cells in Ovaries
Researchers discovered that vitamin B6 might help activate dormant egg cells in the ovaries through a specific biological pathway. Using mouse and human …
Read MoreA Gene Variant That May Increase Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists studied a specific gene called MTHFR that comes in different versions. Some versions of this gene may make it harder for your body to process …
Read MoreHigh Homocysteine Levels: A Hidden Risk to Your Brain and Heart
Scientists have discovered that a substance called homocysteine, which naturally occurs in your blood, can become dangerous when levels get too high. This …
Read MoreGene Change That Raises Homocysteine May Actually Protect Against MS
Scientists studied a common gene variation that affects how our bodies process folate and found something surprising. People with this gene change, which …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Give Your Brain a Small Boost as You Age
Scientists looked at 17 studies involving over 5,000 older adults to see if B vitamins help keep minds sharp. They found that taking B6, B9 (folate), or B12 …
Read MoreLow Folate Levels May Double Risk of Problems After Shoulder Surgery
Researchers found that people with low folate levels (a B vitamin) had twice as many complications after total shoulder replacement surgery compared to those …
Read MoreBrain Cells Talk Differently in Males vs Females During Blood Vessel Disease
Scientists studied how brain cells communicate when blood vessels in the brain get damaged. They used mice and found that male and female brains respond very …
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