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Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Despite New Data, Warn Cancer Experts
May 15, 2008 — Cancer researchers and physicians have warned of the link between unprotected sun exposure and the development of skin cancer for decades, but experts from Yale Cancer Center warn that recent ... > full story -
Vitamin D Protects Cells From Stress That Can Lead To Cancer
May 13, 2008 — By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, researchers ... > full story -
Vitamin D Linked to Reduced Mortality Rate in Chronic Kidney Disease
May 7, 2008 — For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease, treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth, suggests a new ... > full story -
Low Blood Levels Of Vitamin D May Be Associated With Depression In Older Adults
May 5, 2008 — Older adults with low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands may have a higher risk of depression, according to a new report. About 13 percent ... > full story -
Vitamin D Important In Brain Development And Function
April 21, 2008 — Scientists have found evidence to suggest an important role for vitamin D in brain development and function, and that supplementation for groups chronically low in vitamin D is warranted. Vitamin D ... > full story -
High Blood Levels Of Vitamin D Protect Women From Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
April 18, 2008 — High blood levels of vitamin D protect post-menopausal women from breast cancer. This connection has been confirmed by research of the German Cancer Research Center. It also shows that a particular ... > full story -
Variants Of Vitamin D Receptor Linked To Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
April 17, 2008 — Genetic variations in the body's receptor for vitamin D could increase the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, according to a new study. The researchers explain that vitamin D intake and ... > full story -
Vitamin D May Protect Against Peripheral Artery Disease
April 16, 2008 — People with low vitamin D levels may face an increased risk for peripheral artery disease, according to scientists. PAD is a common disease that occurs when arteries in the legs become narrowed by ... > full story -
Vitamin E May Help Alzheimer's Patients Live Longer, Study Suggests
April 15, 2008 — People with Alzheimer's disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don't take vitamin E, according to new research. The study found people who took vitamin E, with or without a ... > full story -
Synthetic Vitamin D Helps Prevent Some Breast Cancers, Animal Study Suggests
April 14, 2008 — Researchers have found that, in animal studies, a synthetic form of active vitamin D has a substantive preventive effect on the development of both estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and ER-negative ... > full story
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