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Oral vitamin D may help prevent some skin infections

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 0

A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral Vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in the skin, and may help ...





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Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer

Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer (w/ Podcast)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.


High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In mice fed a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium -- the so-called Western diet -- expression of a series of genes collectively associated with immune and inflammatory responses was altered. ...


UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because they don't get enough to eat, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem ...


Antitumor activity of nutlin-3 in neuroblastoma with wild-type p53

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The small-molecule inhibitor nutlin-3 may be a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma patients with wild-type p53 activity, according to a new study published online November 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...


Now hear this: Mouse study sheds light on hearing loss in older adults

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated ...


Teenage obesity linked to increased risk of MS

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who are not obese, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of ...


Nano bubble gum for enhancing drug delivery in gut

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Of the many characteristic traits a drug can have, one of the most desirable is the ability for a drug to be swallowed and absorbed into the bloodstream through the gut. Some drugs, like over-the-counter aspirin, lend themselves ...


Blood test identifies women at risk from Alzheimer's

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


Eating, drinking and lifestyle changes can boost immunity to ward off seasonal flu

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

College students looking to stay healthy during flu and exam season need to focus on three very important factors, says a nutritionist at Washington University in St. Louis.



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