Chronic pain can outlast inflammation, the usual driver of pain in the body – a study in mice suggests a vitamin supplement could help relieve it By Grace Wade The mitochondria in certain sensory neurons could be linked to chronic pain nobeastsofierce Science / Alamy A type of vitamin B3, called nicotinamide riboside, alleviates persistent pain...
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Vitamin B3 nicotinamide riboside improves muscle mitochondria and gut microbiota composition
by University of Helsinki NR promotes muscle satellite cell differentiation in the twins from the BMI-discordant pairs. (A) Muscle gene expression level of satellite cell marker PAX7 before versus after NR (n = 9 twin pairs/18 individuals). (B) Immunostaining of PAX7+ satellite cells in muscle cryosections before versus after NR in one representative study participant....
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Vitamin B3, niacinamide and reducing skin cancer risk: What does the research say?
by Deshan Sebaratnam, The Conversation Anything that can help minimise the burden of skin cancer is worth considering. Credit: Shutterstock If you’ve had a skin cancer check lately, you might have been told to consider adding a daily vitamin B3 pill to your skin safety regime (hopefully, you already use sunscreen, wear sun-smart clothes and...
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Vitamin B3 as a possible treatment for glaucoma
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Glaucoma involves a high risk of losing sight. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St. Erik Eye Hospital, among others, have now studied the effects of nicotinamide, the amide of vitamin B₃, on animal and cell models for glaucoma. The study, published in Redox Biology, may be a future neuroprotective therapy in...
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new research finds
SAY COMMUNICATIONS LUGANO, 31 October, 2020 – Research presented today at EADV’s 29th Congress, EADV Virtual, shows hope that a form of vitamin B3 could protect skin cells from the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure: the main risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancers (1). Researchers in Italy isolated cells (human primary keratinocytes) from the skin of patients with...
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new research finds
SAY COMMUNICATIONS LUGANO, 31 October, 2020 – Research presented today at EADV’s 29th Congress, EADV Virtual, shows hope that a form of vitamin B3 could protect skin cells from the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure: the main risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancers (1). Researchers in Italy isolated cells (human primary keratinocytes) from the skin of patients with...
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Vitamin B3 analogue boosts production of blood cells
IMAGE: MITOCHONDRIA IN HEMATOPOETIC STEM CELLS, VISUALIZED WITH A GREEN FLUORESCENT DYE view more CREDIT: N. VANNINI, LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH Stem cell-based therapies are becoming more and more common, especially in the treatment of blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia. In these cases, the patient’s cancerous blood stem cells are removed and replaced with new, healthy ones....
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Could vitamin B3 treat acute kidney injury?
Acute kidney injury, an often fatal condition without a specific treatment, affects up to 10 percent of all hospitalized adults in the United States and 30-40 percent in low-income countries. The condition causes a build-up of waste products in the blood and an imbalance of fluids throughout the body. Acute kidney injury can occur from...
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Vitamin B3 has a positive effect on damaged nerve cells in Parkinson’s patients
Unsteady hands, stiff muscles and slow movements – all these are typical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Some 220,000 people in Germany are affected by the disease, which becomes more likely to occur as people get older. It is caused by the loss of nerve cells in the brain and remains incurable. A team of researchers headed by...
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B3 vitamin component fights carcinogen action in human cells, says research
Benzo[a]pyrene is a potent carcinogen and mutagen present in cigarette smoke, automotive exhaust, burnt wood fumes, barbecued and smoked meat etc. Understanding the mechanisms whereby benzo[a]pyrene, which belongs to the class of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may induce malignant transformation of human cells is the aim of a research project led by Ana Paula de Melo Loureiro, a professor at...
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