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Niacinamide improves bone health and reduces fat synthesis

Two of the features of aging thought to be unavoidable are brittle bones and increased visceral fat,…

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Vinegar (acetic acid) alleviates depression in humans by increasing niacinamide

A very interesting study, which suggests niacinamide may be a treatment for depression. Strikingly, the almost 50%…

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Lactate drives cancer resistance to chemotherapy, reducing lactate is therapeutic

Over the last 5-6 years, a number of high profile articles (many of them, including the new…

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PUFA peroxidation can cause heart failure, latter can be reversed

The mainstream view on heart failure is that in most cases (when it is not congenital) it…

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HIV-1 Breakthrough: niacinamide as a possible treatment

The study does not claim a cure but it is a direct corroboration of human trials with…

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Niacinamide may treat Parkinson Disease (PD)

A very interesting study, which used a relatively high dose of nicotinamide riboside (NR) to treat Parkinson…

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Human trial – niacinamide may treat Alzheimer Disease (AD)

One of my first posts on the topic of bioenergetics – more than a decade ago –…

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NAD+ deficiency causes kidney disease, niacinamide prevents it

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most prevalent complications of obesity and diabetes. Its causes,…

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Niacinamide may prevent neurodegeneration

Yet another study demonstrating that maintaining high energy levels through OXPHOS is crucial for health, in this…

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Vitamin B3 counteracts (cancer) cachexia, by restoring NAD+ levels

As many of my readers know, the majority of cancer patients do not succumb from the actual…