Research emanating from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University and published in the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics has shown that dietary supplementation with lipoic acid lowered plasma triglyceride levels up to 60 percent in rats. While the extent of the effect is yet to be determined in humans; if similar, lipoic acid [...]

An article appearing recently in the World Journal of Gastroenterology penned by the team led by Professor Sayed-Ahmed from the College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, has reported on the role of carnitine in the liver during the development of liver cancer (hepatocarcinogenesis). Apparently, carnitine deficiency is a risk factor and critical to the mechanism [...]

Singapore researchers have discovered that lipoic acid does not cross the blood brain barrier in rats.
In an effort to determine whether lipoic acid, which has in the past shown to affect brain tissue, might have some activity relevant to treating Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers administered LA to rats and measured its presence in their brains. [...]

Alpha-lipoic-acid has been shown to facilitate the healing of gastric ulcers in rats.
I will be reporting on any little bit of good that can be derived from the supplements life-extensionists tend to take; so, to that end, I present the following abstract:
Alpha-Lipoic Acid Improves Acetic Acid-Induced Gastric Ulcer Healing in Rats:
To evaluate the role of [...]