NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of ...

It's been another strong year for new research into the health benefits of natural foods and extracts, some of which have ...

The team administered AHCC to mice and found that the supplement might inhibit the activation of hepatic stellate cells through two channels. Via the TLR2 (toll-like receptor protein) channel ...

In recent years, supplements have sky-rocketed in popularity, with more and more people looking to thicken their hair and nails, increase their Vitamin C levels and up their iron intake. Apparently, ...

In the study of 1,333 children from three communities in Western Sweden, physical characteristics and food habits were collected in 2007–2008 family surveys. Follow-up data for 656 children were ...

Dietary supplements are a booming business. More than half of U.S. adults take at least one, and the supplement industry is worth billions of dollars. But many experts say people are better off ...

Supplements advertised to contain medicinal roots are being recalled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected a toxic substance called yellow oleander in samples of them. Texas ...

Almost half of incarcerated children at South Australia's youth detention centre have been prescribed a supplement to help them fall asleep, amid concerns about "unusual" night-time behaviours.

Credit: Neuroscience News Uma Karmarkar’s research examines the factors that consciously and unconsciously influence how people make decisions, including purchases and what that means for markets. The ...

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