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Vitamin D research
Vitamin D is present naturally in some foods but can also be acquired as a supplement or derived from ultraviolet from the sun. Ongoing research is exploring the role of vitamin D in the development and treatment of many diseases including cancer, type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis.
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JUN 28, 2016Cancer
If you don’t love and eat broccoli already, you might want to seriously reconsider! This is the sentiment of a new ...JUN 15, 2016Health & Medicine
Migraines aren't only suffered by adults. A significant percentage of children, teens and young adults suffer f ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar ...MAY 11, 2016Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 08, 2016Cancer
Here’s another reason to listen to your mom’s advice to drink milk and play outside: scientists at the UC Sa ...MAR 05, 2016Health & Medicine
​ ​Your body needs cholesterol. Cholesterol plays a vital role in the synthesis of steroid hormones, vitamin D, and bile ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 04, 2016Cancer
Men who are deficient in vitamin D often have more aggressive prostate cancer at the time of surgery, according to a rec ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Videos
A new study from Northwestern University has linked a deficiency in Vitamin D to more aggressive tumors in prostate canc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Cancer
Magnesium intake may be an effective way to prevent pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer is the fo ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 11, 2016Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2015Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decades. In ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 02, 2015Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 28, 2015Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 02, 2015Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2015Neuroscience
Health researchers claim that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increase ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 19, 2015Cancer
Warnings about the dangers of smoking started in the 1960s, but lung cancer remains the second-most common cancer and th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 13, 2015Cannabis Sciences
You might have been told that cannabis makes you hungry. A team of researchers is finding a way to use it in a weight lo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 20, 2015Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin ...Written By: Kareem HeslopAPR 16, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system ...Written By: Will Hector
JUN 28, 2016
Cancer
If you don’t love and eat broccoli already, you might want to seriously reconsider! This is the sentiment of a new
...
JUN 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
Migraines aren't only suffered by adults. A significant percentage of children, teens and young adults suffer f
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar
...
MAY 11, 2016
Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 08, 2016
Cancer
Here’s another reason to listen to your mom’s advice to drink milk and play outside: scientists at the UC Sa
...
MAR 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
​ ​Your body needs cholesterol. Cholesterol plays a vital role in the synthesis of steroid hormones, vitamin D, and bile
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 04, 2016
Cancer
Men who are deficient in vitamin D often have more aggressive prostate cancer at the time of surgery, according to a rec
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Videos
A new study from Northwestern University has linked a deficiency in Vitamin D to more aggressive tumors in prostate canc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Cancer
Magnesium intake may be an effective way to prevent pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer is the fo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 11, 2016
Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decades. In
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 02, 2015
Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 02, 2015
Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Health researchers claim that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increase
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 19, 2015
Cancer
Warnings about the dangers of smoking started in the 1960s, but lung cancer remains the second-most common cancer and th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 13, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
You might have been told that cannabis makes you hungry. A team of researchers is finding a way to use it in a weight lo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 24, 2015
Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 20, 2015
Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
APR 16, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system
...
Written By:
Will Hector