Vitamin C, gut bacteria, and mental vitality: early findings

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In this small RCT, vitamin C supplementation improved attention and work absorption in healthy young adults with low vitamin C levels, alongside changes in gut bacteria and inflammation markers.

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Does the flu shot make you feel sick? What this randomised trial tells us about vaccine-induced inflammation

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Although a flu vaccine activated the immune system and raised cytokine levels in this randomised trial, participants didn’t feel substantially different from the placebo group. Vaccine models can help study subtle inflammation effects.

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suPAR step forward? Teenage trauma linked to chronic inflammation in new study

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Not all childhood trauma has the same biological impact. A new study finds that adversity in late childhood is most strongly linked to immune dysregulation at age 24.

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Putting oil on the fire: Do people with high inflammation react differently to immune stress?

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Inflammation is a key factor in depression for many people. This new RCT used an experimental immune challenge to explore how individuals with high inflammation respond differently—shedding light on a distinct biological subtype of depression.

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