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[Please see my longer comment below for an in-depth explanation. Additionally, please refer back to the original article if you want to read the studies I reference within the article itself. They are hyper-linked.] This article does not suggest that vitamin C is "of no use." Vitamin C is an...

In response to several of your comments above - please let me know if you have follow up questions: 1) According to the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, if you are consuming vitamin C orally, whether in food or in supplements, you see 100% absorbtion of the nutrient at doses...

Hi, Nicoletta here. Looking forwarding to answering your questions this Thursday! In the meantime, keep up with our COVID-19 here on our live updates page: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-updates.html And to learn about what's happening in the U.S., check out our America-specific...

Hi, Nicoletta here - We're expecting to cover a ton of COVID-19-related stories this week, especially as the outbreak ramps up in the United States. You can follow along with our breaking news coverage on livescience.com, and be sure to come back here with any lingering questions you may have...

This Thursday (Feb. 6) at 12pm EST (9am PST), Live Science will host a Facebook Live event to address all your questions about the novel coronavirus. Please reply to this thread with questions, and we'll aim to answer...

This Thursday (Feb. 6) at 12pm EST (9am PST), Live Science will host a Facebook Live event to address all your questions about the novel coronavirus. Please reply to this thread with questions, and we'll aim to answer as many as possible. Follow the Live Science Facebook page here...

While I follow your premise, research actually suggests that genetic diversity promotes the overall health of a species, including that of humans. At the level of individuals, our genes sometimes allow us metabolize certain foods and substances more efficiently than other people from other...

Hi all! 👋 My name is Nicoletta and I'm a staff reporter for Live Science. I mostly cover health and medicine, so I look forward to answering your pressing questions about the bizarre (and sometimes scary) world of human disease. I studied psychology and neuroscience before becoming a writer...