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Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defences

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:08 +0000

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

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:06 +0000

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

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:07 +0000

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

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:08 +0000

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

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:06 +0000

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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