For most of the twentieth century, stomach ulcers were blamed on stress and spicy food, and patients were told to drink milk and relax. Then came one of medicine’s great

If carbohydrates are the body’s fuel, proteins are its building material. Protein is one of the three main nutrients — alongside carbohydrates and fat — but its job is different

What is sleep paralysis? What are the symptoms of sleep paralysis? What are the causes of sleep paralysis? In our daily life, we run after stressful and tiring jobs. The

So far in this series we have looked at vitamins as a whole, and then at vitamin A. Now we reach the largest family of them all: the B vitamins.

Scientists from the USA have developed powder drugs that stop the progression of 2,400 genetic diseases, including muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and hemophilia, and provide recovery. The drug, called PTC124,

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This is Part 2 of our vitamin series, and we begin with the very first letter of the alphabet — vitamin A. It was the first vitamin ever to be

Now we begin looking at the B vitamins one by one, starting with the very first: vitamin B1, better known as thiamine. It holds a special place in history, because

We arrive now at the last of the eight B vitamins, and one of the most remarkable: vitamin B12, also called cobalamin. It stands apart from the rest of the

Continuing through the B family, we come to vitamin B2, known as riboflavin. Like the other B vitamins, it plays a key part in releasing energy from food — but