Researchers from the Department of Otolaryngology and the Kresge Hearing Research Institute at the University of Michigan Medical School along with other academic research institutions examined the intake of Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E, and the mineral Magnesium and their relationship with hearing in almost 2,600 people aged 20 to 69.

Swedish researchers from Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found a connection between low intake of Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopherol) and weakness of the hip bone. The study included over 61,000 older women and over 1,100 older men.

A team of researchers from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland published the outcome of a recent year long trial showing the benefits of supplements in Alzheimer's patients. The team led by Lynne Shinto, ND, an associate professor at the University, has shown that supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids found in Fish Oil supplements, given in conjunction with alpha lipoic acid could actually slow the functional and the cognitive declines seen in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

A team of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health analyzed 16 human studies. The team led by Dr Dariush Mozaffarian crunched data that from 313,041 people.