Do supplements help you live longer? The evidence
Multivitamins and antioxidants promise a longer, healthier life. Large studies paint a soberer picture, with a few clear exceptions.
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FitLine’s Nutrient Transport Concept: claim versus proof
FitLine markets a "patented" Nutrient Transport Concept. What is actually protected, what patents prove and what they do not.
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Reversing blood-stem-cell aging via lysosomal pathway
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have achieved a significant advance in regenerative medicine by reversing the aging process in blood-forming stem cells in mice.
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Vitamin D and Pharmacology — clinical research review
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine that is focused on the use and study of drugs and their actions.
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Vitamin D and Melanoma — clinical research review
Melanoma is a type of cancer originating in the melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce melanin, which gives skin its pigment (color).
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Vitamin D and Vitamin K — clinical research review
Vitamin K describes a family of compounds with a common chemical structure. Review of vitamin D's interaction with vitamin K and combined supplementation.
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Vitamin D and Gastric Cancer — clinical research review
Stomach (gastric) cancer is a moderately important cause of disease and death. Review of vitamin D's potential role in prevention and disease progression.
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Vitamin D and Leukemia — clinical research review
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease causes an abnormal increase of white blood cells. There are many types of leukemia.
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Vitamin D and Autism — clinical research review
As the reader will see below, there is compelling evidence that low vitamin D status during pregnancy is a major cause of autism,
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Vitamin D and Renal Cancer — clinical research review
Each year, kidney (renal) cancer affects approximately 61,000 Americans and kills about 13,000. Review of vitamin D research on kidney cancer outcomes.
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Vitamin D and COPD — clinical research review
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common lung diseases. There are two main forms of COPD:
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Vitamin D and Fibromyalgia — clinical research review
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome of body-wide pain. Tender points are the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.
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Vitamin D and Sepsis — clinical research review
Sepsis is a severe illness. It is caused by a bacterial infection that begins anywhere in the body and moves to the blood. The bloodstream is soon overwhelmed by bacteria.
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Vitamin D and Anaphylaxis — clinical research review
Anaphylaxis is a very severe hypersensitivity to an allergen. Allergens are any substances that cause allergies. This condition affects many systems of the body at the same time.
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National Obesity Observatory (NOO)
English public-health body whose obesity data and methods — now continued within the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities — anchor UK weight-trend evidence.
