Methylene blue has had a strange journey: a Victorian textile dye, one of the first synthetic drugs ever used against malaria, a hospital treatment for a rare blood disorder, and now a fixture of biohacking forums where it is sold as a memory booster. The gap between what the research actually shows and what the…

A systematic review is the closest thing science has to a fact-checker for supplement claims, sorting through every relevant study to tell you what actually works. If you’ve ever stood in a health store aisle wondering whether that bottle of ashwagandha or turmeric extract really does what the label promises, you’re not alone. Millions of…

A randomized controlled trial is the closest thing science has to a lie detector test for supplements—it strips away wishful thinking and shows you what actually works. If you’ve ever wondered why one bottle of turmeric capsules claims to “fight inflammation” while another gets slapped with a warning letter from the FDA, the answer usually…