Researchers from the University of Turin published the results of a prospective, randomized, and controlled trial evaluating the use of L-carnitine and selenium when combined with standard therapy for Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland. This study follows a previously published pilot study, which found that 500 mg of L-carnitine in…

Trihalomethanes  The results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open show the effect of trihalomethanes in community drinking water on the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Trihalomethanes (THMs) are one of several unintended byproducts of chlorination, and include chloroform and three brominated compounds (bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and bromoform), with the latter more common…