{
  "id": 19146485,
  "title": "Common supplement could help fight psoriasis, scientists discover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/common-supplement-could-help-fight-psoriasis-scientists-discover",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:44:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261108233057.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scientists from China have discovered that a common nutritional supplement could help treat psoriasis, a skin condition caused by overactive immune cells. The supplement, called pantethine, was found to calm immune cells involved in autoimmune inflammation, preventing the development of psoriasis in mice and improving symptoms in a small human trial. The discovery reveals an unexpected link between cholesterol production and the immune system, suggesting that pantethine may reduce excessive immune activity responsible for the condition and potentially other autoimmune diseases.",
  "summary": "Scientists have discovered that pantethine, a readily available vitamin B5 derivative, can calm overactive immune cells and may help fight psoriasis. The supplement prevented psoriasis in mice and showed promising results in a small human trial, revealing an unexpected connection between cholesterol and autoimmune inflammation.",
  "key_points": [
    "Supplement pantethine may treat psoriasis, study finds",
    "Calms immune cells involved in autoimmune inflammation",
    "Improves symptoms in small human trial, suggests link between cholesterol and immune system"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}