A recently published report describes the case of a female patient who developed pellagra, a disease caused by severe niacin deficiency rarely seen in the US. The 62-year-old patient presented to the ...

B vitamins are water-soluble nutrients that are essential for countless bodily processes. Certain conditions, such as pregnancy and type 2 diabetes, require higher B vitamin intake to avoid the risk ...

Four unsolved mysteries around schizophrenia have long plagued the medical community, but a new hypothesis identifying a common link between them and an almost forgotten epidemic of a disease called ...

Having vitamin deficiencies can harm your health, but consuming too much of them can also hurt you — specifically, your heart. Researchers with the Cleveland Clinic found having high levels of niacin, ...

An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin B3, niacin, has therapeutic effect in progressive muscle disease. Niacin delayed disease progression in ...

High levels of niacin, an essential B vitamin, may raise the risk of heart disease by triggering inflammation and damaging blood vessels, according to new research. The report, published Monday in ...

Niacin flush is a skin flushing that can occur after taking higher doses of niacin (vitamin B3) as supplements or prescription medications. It is a harmless and temporary side effect that usually goes ...

Researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol. The team ...