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Vitamin D
Vitamin D: any of a group of vitamins found in liver and fish oils, essential for the absorption of calcium and the prevention of rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. They include calciferol ( vitamin D2 ) and cholecalciferol ( vitamin D3 ). Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong and healthy bones. It’s also an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and that your body can fight infection. Your body can make its own vitamin D from sunlight. You can also get vitamin D from supplements and a very small amount comes from a few foods you eat.
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SEP 05, 2016Microbiology
A new microscopy technique has allowed researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) to take dir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2016Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v ...SEP 01, 2016Cancer
Health experts and nutritionists often tout the benefits of the vitamin C. Indeed this compound has even been explored a ...AUG 30, 2016Immunology
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As I sat at my dining room table eating an entire bag of lychees with my girlfriends, I began to question whether or not ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, her doctor will likely prescribe prenatal vitamins to help ensure the mom-to-be and ...JUN 28, 2016Cancer
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There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar ...MAY 26, 2016Health & Medicine
Picture this scene. It is a blistering hot late-July day, so hot that even the shade seems to melt away. Pink-skinned ch ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2016Videos
Every cell in the body requires protein. Your body uses it for growth, tissue repair, creating hormones, enzymes, and en ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 18, 2016Videos
Nearly half of American adults take some form of multivitamin supplement daily. The market for these supplements is satu ...MAY 14, 2016Videos
Since ancient times, stinging nettle has been used in food and medicine. The plant is a single-stemmed perennial that ca ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 11, 2016Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 19, 2016Videos
Yes, you can get vitamin D from a lot of different kinds of foods, such as your morning cereal. But, nothing compares to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2016Cancer
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​ ​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)
SEP 05, 2016
Microbiology
A new microscopy technique has allowed researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) to take dir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2016
Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v
...
SEP 01, 2016
Cancer
Health experts and nutritionists often tout the benefits of the vitamin C. Indeed this compound has even been explored a
...
AUG 30, 2016
Immunology
While a newborn’s immune system is getting revved up after birth, a specific sugar in the mother’s breast mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles are infamous buzzwords in the scientific community, referring to two thought-to-be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 16, 2016
Microbiology
Analyzing the adaptability of bacteria, biologist Shelley Copley has announced the results of research in the area at th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2016
Health & Medicine
As I sat at my dining room table eating an entire bag of lychees with my girlfriends, I began to question whether or not
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, her doctor will likely prescribe prenatal vitamins to help ensure the mom-to-be and
...
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 18, 2016
Videos
CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates are your mind and body's main source of energy. There are two types of carbs: complex and si
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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
JUN 03, 2016
Videos
We've all heard that carrots boost eye health, but what other foods can keep your vision as sharp as possible? Cold-wate
...
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 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
Picture this scene. It is a blistering hot late-July day, so hot that even the shade seems to melt away. Pink-skinned ch
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2016
Videos
Every cell in the body requires protein. Your body uses it for growth, tissue repair, creating hormones, enzymes, and en
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 18, 2016
Videos
Nearly half of American adults take some form of multivitamin supplement daily. The market for these supplements is satu
...
MAY 14, 2016
Videos
Since ancient times, stinging nettle has been used in food and medicine. The plant is a single-stemmed perennial that ca
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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 19, 2016
Videos
Yes, you can get vitamin D from a lot of different kinds of foods, such as your morning cereal. But, nothing compares to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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)