One form of vitamin D could be one of our body’s main protections against damage from low levels of radiation, suggests radiological health expert Daniel Hayes, Ph.D., of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Writing in the International Journal of Low Radiation, Hayes explains that calcitriol, the active form of vitamin [...]

Missouri.edu - A new University of Missouri study indicates that the negative effects of skipping exercise can occur in a short period. The researchers found that a sudden transition to a sedentary lifestyle can quickly lead to symptoms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (hepatic steatosis), which affects at least 75 percent of obese people.
“We found [...]

New research finds patients with inflammatory bowel disease or chronic liver disease were at increased risk of developing Vitamin D deficiencies. Two separate studies highlight the importance of regular Vitamin D checkups in the evaluation of patients with certain digestive diseases.
Vitamin D Deficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Lower Quality of [...]

Jefferson.edu - A research team, led by investigators at the Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, has achieved a substantial “kill” of pancreatic cancer cells by using nanoparticles to successfully deliver a deadly diphtheria toxin gene. The findings – set to be published [...]

AAN.com - The majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B are not at an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study to be published in the October 8, 2008 online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The study based in France involved 349 children with [...]

Here is a report on an experimental study showing a potential liver-protecting benefit of the common Eurasian spice, Nigella sativa, which goes by many names, including black seed, black cumin, charnushka (chernushka), kalonji, and others.
Hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury remains a significant problem for hepatic surgical procedures and also remains a limitation of liver transplantation. It [...]

Taurine (2-aminoethanesulphonic acid) is a potent antioxidant amino acid with hepatoprotective effects. A new research report further elucidates the extent to which taurine protects liver cells from toxicity from carbon tetrachloride induced damage. The research team led by Mehmet Refik Mas from Gulhane School of Medicine in Turkey found that co-administering taurine with the toxic [...]

AHRQ.gov - Two new guides to help consumers and clinicians prevent and treat the dangerous blood clots known as deep vein thrombosis were released recently by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Not all blood clots are harmful but deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot that forms in [...]

Research hopes to reverse stroke disability by promoting nerve fiber growth.
LoyolaMedicine.org - If a stroke patient doesn’t get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there’s not been much that doctors can do to limit damage to the brain - until perhaps, the arrival of “anti-nogo-A“.
But now researchers report a technique that potentially [...]

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