August 24, 2010
Arthritis Research
The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in newly published research. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA — and identified over two hundred genes that it directly influences.
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Diabetes Research,
Immune System,
Vitamin D
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August 18, 2010
Asthma Research
Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
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Asthma,
Cancer,
Diabetes Research,
Heart,
Vitamin D
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