I n 1884, the first correlation between beriberi and a dietary factor was made by Takaki Kanehiro, a Japanese Naval doctor.

In the relentless battle against Alzheimer's disease, researchers are looking closely at a lab-made version of thiamine (also ...

They are often deficient in vitamin B1 (thiamine), which provides energy to the brain and nerve cells. A vitamin B1 deficiency can also lead to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), a type of ...

There’s a crackdown on artificial food dyes across the nation. The Food and Drug Administration announced on April 22 that it will phase out synthetic dyes in foods by the end of 2026. The decision ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several synthetic dyes and food coloring will soon be taken out of food. The Food and Drug Administration is banning two synthetic food colorings, including Citrus Red 2 and ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red No. 3 dye in foods. This is after it was found to cause cancer in lab rats. Now the ...

On April 22, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced measures designed to phase out all remaining petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - A legislative proposal to crack down on “synthetic” consumable hemp or other THC products advanced Monday over some opponents’ preference for regulations ...

LINCOLN — A legislative proposal to crack down on “synthetic” consumable hemp or other THC products advanced Monday over some opponents’ preference for regulations and not a “de facto ban.” “These ...

Scientists at Northwestern University and University of California, Santa Barbara have created the first synthetic fragment of tau protein that acts like a prion. The "mini prion" folds and stacks ...

You often need a lot of patience to be a scientist, and that's certainly been the case for researchers who have now found solid evidence for a hypothesis around vitamin B1 (or thiamine) that was first ...