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Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science

Peptides are widely marketed as a kind of "holy grail" for workout recovery and physical performance.

Mar 31, 2026

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Should I take vitamin C to ward off colds, lower blood pressure or reduce cancer risk?

Vitamin C is one of the most iconic nutrients in popular health culture, often credited with preventing colds, boosting immunity and even fighting serious diseases.

Mar 13, 2026

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Rapid iron flux test could help improve cartilage repair through cell therapy

Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized Medicine (CAMP), an interdisciplinary research group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), in collaboration with Massachusetts ...

Feb 26, 2026

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Should you really 'feed a cold and starve a fever?'

The advice is literally centuries old: Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Jan 8, 2026

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Vitamin C may help protect fertility from a harmful environmental chemical

A new discovery at the University of Missouri reveals that vitamin C may help protect reproductive health from a harmful environmental chemical. Using a fish model, researchers found that exposure to potassium perchlorate, ...

Jan 6, 2026

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Vitamin C from food boosts collagen levels in skin

A new study from researchers at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine—Christchurch Ōtautahi, has found that collagen production and skin renewal directly respond to the amount of vitamin C we eat.

Dec 3, 2025

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Vitamin C may protect against air pollution, study suggests

Vitamin C may have the potential to protect people against lung disease caused by traffic-related air pollution, bushfires and dust storms, new research finds.

Dec 3, 2025

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Recipe descriptions in 2020 legacy media aligned with their measured nutrient composition

Recipes shared via legacy media outlets during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were accurately characterized in the surrounding descriptive text, according to a study by CUNY SPH researchers published in the journal ...

Sep 18, 2025

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Breaking down the layers of the immune system: Advice from an immunologist

It starts with a sneeze. Someone on the subway didn't cover their mouth and now a cloud of invisible invaders hangs in the air. Before you even step off the train, your immune system has already begun fighting off the threat ...

Sep 16, 2025

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Tomatillo—yes or no? For healthy eating, the answer is easy

For anyone unfortunate enough to have grown up without them, tomatillos might seem tough to approach. They hide inside a papery cloak and tend to hang out in the quietest corners of produce sections in the U.S.—if they show ...