The B vitamin complex is vital for maintaining optimal health, supporting everything from energy production to brain function. Since the human body cannot synthesize these nutrients, obtaining them ...

Share on Pinterest A B3 supplement may help lower the risk of glaucoma, new research suggests. Image credit: AsiaVision/ ...

Glaucoma is often called the “silent thief of sight” because it can slowly damage vision without causing obvious symptoms in ...

Researchers have identified a troubling interaction between widely sold vitamin B3 supplements and standard chemotherapy drugs used to treat pancreatic cancer. A peer-reviewed study published in ...

Vitamin B3, or niacin, is essential in small amounts for normal body function. The skin, nerves, and digestive system all require vitamin B3. Research has examined nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, ...

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have flipped the traditional approach to finding potential treatments for deadly diseases. Instead of starting with a disease and hunting for a cure, they began with ...

In a paper published recently in the journal GeroScience, the UC Irvine team reports that a combination of naturally occurring compounds – nicotinamide (a form of vitamin B3) and epigallocatechin ...

Share on Pinterest Niacin, or vitamin B3, found in fish and other food items, may help reduce the risk of death in NAFLD. Image credit: Anna Tabakova/Stocksy. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease cases ...

Our bodies perform many critical metabolic reactions, using a wide range of enzymes and other molecules. When there is a problem with one of these metabolism-related molecules because of a genetic ...

B vitamins can be confusing. There are eight of them, and some numbers are skipped. B vitamins consist of: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. B12 (cobalamin) is usually the vitamin that gets all the ...