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Why B12 Needs Amber Glass: Cobalamin Photodegradation
Shine light on a methylcobalamin solution and the vitamin starts disassembling itself within minutes. The photochemistry of cobalamins — and…
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Beta-carotene only becomes vitamin A after an enzymatic conversion — and common gene variants cut that conversion by up to…
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Can Humans Grow a Third Set of Adult Teeth? What the Evidence Actually Shows
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Native Hawaiian Adults Face Mobility Decline Years Earlier Than Peers
New research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa reveals that Native Hawaiian adults experience…
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Cosmeticorexia: How Social Media Drives Children’s Obsessive Skincare Behaviour
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