The Science article: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/vitamin-b3-could-help-prevent-birth-defects http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/vitamin-b3-could

The Science article: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/vitamin-b3-could-help-prevent-birth-defects http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/vitamin-b3-could-help... is less breathless, with the comment: "Of course, more human studies are needed before doctors could recommend B3 supplements for pregnant women, says Matthew Vander Heiden, who studies the role of NAD in cancer biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. But the work opens a potentially exciting new area of research for developmental biologists: Trying to understand how cell metabolism affects development. Few people would have guessed that NAD deficiency causes birth defects, he says, “but it fits in with what we’ve been finding” about how NAD can influence cell growth." I too was surprised by the breathless tone of the press release. The Victor Chang Institute is well respected in Australia, so here's hoping that there is reason for their effusing, even if it is over the top. Edit: A further article with some more reasonable words from the lead researcher: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/breakthrough-discovery-finds-cause-and-affordable-cure-for-miscarriage-multiple-births-defects-victor-chang-institute-scientists-announce-20170809-gxsq6k.html http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/breakthrough-discovery... "Some 80 per cent of birth defects had no known cause. NAD levels could explain a significant proportion of these malformations, Professor Dunwoodie said." The "complete" claim refers to the mouse population in their experiment and shouldn't be applied to all human births. Further Edit: Source for Vander Heiden's comment: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1707487 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1707487