Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defences
Posted on March 10, 2010
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Scientists have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defences and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, T cells – will not be able to fight off serious infections in the body.
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Popular nanoparticle causes toxicity in fish
Posted on March 9, 2010
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A nanoparticle growing in popularity as a bactericidal agent has been shown to be toxic to fish, according to a Purdue University study.
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Saving Peak District moorlands
Posted on March 8, 2010
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Seventy-five per cent of the world’s heather moorlands are in the UK. Several organisations in the Peak District National Park are trying to restore and conserve the moorland habitat.
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Detailed insight into failing heart cells
Posted on March 6, 2010
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Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London.
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Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity
Posted on March 5, 2010
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Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescent boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, according to researchers.
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