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Vitamin D found to fight placental infection (PhysOrg)
In a paper available at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team of UCLA researchers reports for the first time that vitamin D induces immune responses in placental tissues by stimulating production of the antimicrobial protein cathelicidin.
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Vitamin D found to fight placental infection (EurekAlert!)
( Society for the Study of Reproduction ) In a study posted on Biology of Reproduction, Papers in Press, researchers report for the first time that vitamin D induces immune responses in placental tissues, suggesting that the ability of the placenta to combat bacterial infection may be enhanced if pregnant women supplement their diets with vitamin D.
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Lack of vitamin D could spell heart trouble (EurekAlert!)
Vitamin D deficiency -- which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness -- may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, as well as major cardiovascular events including stroke and congestive heart failure.
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Cornell scientists find key to vitamin B1 biosynthesis (Central New York Business Journal)
A key enzyme in the biosynthesis of vitamin B1 has somehow evolved the ability to perform a complex series of some 15 to 20 steps, report two Cornell chemists.
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Human beings have many complicated relationships, perhaps none more tangled than the dance we do every day with the sun. It's a giver of life, but its rays are so harsh, we rely on a thin atmospheric coating to save us from being fried.
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Getting too much of a good thing (The Post and Courier)
Like running with scissors, skimping on folate — an important B vitamin found in beans, greens and fortified breads, breakfast cereal and noodles — is a health accident waiting to happen. Low levels can literally rewrite your DNA, raising cancer risk by muting your tumor-suppressing genes and weakening chromosomes.
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Alcoholism Eats At Young Men's Bones (WCVB Boston)
Osteoporosis is a problem for older alcoholics, but reaseachers find the symptoms showing up in young men as well.
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Scientists Get Their Groove On On YouTube (Slashdot)
merg717 writes "Six weeks ago, the Gonzo Scientist challenged researchers around the world to interpret their Ph.D. research in dance form, film the dance, and share it with the world on YouTube (Science, 10 October, p. 186). By the 11 p.m. deadline this past Sunday, 36 dances — including solo ballet and circus spectacle — had been submitted online." The vitamin D dance is particularly strange. ...
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Sydney PhD student turns thesis into dance (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Television shows with dancing celebrities or ballroom experts have proved their popularity in recent years, but who would have thought we would end up with dancing scientists.
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Younger Alcoholic Men At Risk For Osteoporosis (Medical News Today)
Low bone mass, or osteoporosis, is a known consequence of alcoholism, especially in older alcoholics. However, a new study shows that younger male alcoholics are also at increased risk for osteoporosis. People with osteoporosis, no matter what the cause, are at an increased risk for fractures and poor fracture healing.
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