Vitamins and Supplements

7 warning signs your vitamin D may be dropping as the days get shorter

The body makes most of its supply from the sun, and once October ends the pipeline largely shuts down across much of the country.

Taking melatonin every night for a year: a large study flags a serious heart signal

The bedtime supplement millions reach for is looking less harmless when the habit stretches past twelve months.

7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner

Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.

A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access

The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.

Daily vitamin C cut deaths nearly in half in a randomized blood cancer trial

Researchers tested a cheap, everyday vitamin in people with a quiet blood disorder, and the survival numbers caught them off guard.

7 warning signs your vitamin D may be dropping as the days get shorter

The body makes most of its supply from the sun, and once October ends the pipeline largely shuts down across much of the country.

Taking melatonin every night for a year: a large study flags a serious heart signal

The bedtime supplement millions reach for is looking less harmless when the habit stretches past twelve months.

7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner

Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.

A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access

The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.

The nutrients your aging eyes need most – and the foods that deliver them

Two carotenoids concentrate in the retina and appear to slow the disease that steals central vision.

4 popular supplements that can strain your liver

Dietary supplements are widely used to support health, but some products have been linked to liver injury. Experts say choosing the right supplement, taking...

Your fish oil supplement may reach your brain but fail to protect your memory

Cerebrospinal fluid samples proved the supplement was getting where it was meant to go. Cognitive tests showed no advantage over placebo.

What omega-3 may do to your brain – and which people benefit most from taking it

A 2025 review of 58 trials finds modest cognitive gains, with clear caveats.

3 in 4 Americans take supplements every day – here is what the evidence actually shows

Big-selling vitamins and fish oil are failing their own clinical trials.

Your daily vitamin D dose may be buying you nearly 3 years of biological time

A Harvard-led trial found daily vitamin D3 slowed a key marker of cellular aging.