Consumer Reports: These supplements are popular, but do they actually work?
According to a survey by Consumer Reports, 60% of adults in the US take at least one supplement every day. But do these supplements really work?
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According to a survey by Consumer Reports, 60% of adults in the US take at least one supplement every day. But do these supplements really work?
E-Mail An international study led by researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid has identified a series of biosynthetic genes involved in the production of usnic acid in lichen, a compound showing antiviral, antioxidant, neuroprotective, antibacterial and anticancer activity. Not all lichens --composite organisms resulting from the symbiosis of fungi and green algae or cyanobacteria-- produce this compound, and this study, published in Genome Biology and Evolution, has revealed why there is a loss of specific biosynthetic genes in non-producing specie...