Bruce Ames News Today

Listen to this, mark. In the american journal of geriatric psychiatry, they looked at hundreds of people. This is what they found. The found that people with the lowest vitamin d levels were 11 times thats 11 times more likely to have low mood. Wow. And then professor Reinhold Vieth at the university of toronto actually did an interventional study where he gave 4,000 units of vitamin d a day for a year, so. And what stood out was that their feelings of wellbeing improved. And they can often feel...

Daily supplementation with selenium may reduce the frequency and severity of headaches in people suffering from migraines, says a new study from Iran.

A few fundamental facts can put this fearmongering claim to rest.

Siddhartha Mukherjee explores groundbreaking research into air pollution and other agents that may spur mutant cells to become cancerous.

Guest Commentary: Ames pointed out that the relatively minor health effects of trace quantities of carcinogens serve to divert scarce financial resources away from major health risks, and they confuse

We always hear NGOs saying that we cannot trust industry, that we have to exclude industry evidence or that industry lobbyists are spreading deception and falsehood. We are constantly reminded of the few cases where industry actors had lied or withheld important information in the last century. But I worked in industry for 15 years and I did not see any of this. Instead I saw a strict application of ethical practices, adherence to codes of conduct and genuine efforts to develop product stewardsh...

How many people around the world are currently living in poverty? The World Bank reports that a little over 9%, or approximately 720 million people, are subsisting on less than US$2.15 a day. 

The effects of processed foods on our health are overwhelmingly negative. Overfed and undernourished, many America diets share some of the most common nutrient deficiencies.

During the 131st Maine Legislature, there were a handful of bills introduced related to gun control measures.

People are looking for ways to feel better and supplements are like hope in a bottle. Should you jump on the bandwagon and take supplements? Probably yes. Let’s find out why.