fnldwn
165 Karma Points
-
Effects of Vitamin D on Calcium Levels, and Other Benefits view story
4 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 20 days ago
- (http://neovitin.com/vitamind.aspx)
A look at the effects of Vitamin D on Calcium levels, and its other interactions with the human body. Includes issues arising from Vitamin D deficiency.
-
Experts Recommend Men Track their PSA Score Over Time view story
3 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 20 days ago
- (http://www.cancernews.com/data/Ar...)
Men should start tracking their PSA test scores during their early screening years because this gives them a greater opportunity to identify trends over an extended period of time. Beginning at age 50, men with no family history of prostate cancer sh
-
Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS view story
3 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 20 days ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
Some primate species, including sooty mangabeys, harbor simian immunodeficiency viruses but remain healthy, unlike rhesus macaques. The immune systems of sooty mangabeys become significantly less activated during SIV infection than the immune systems of m
-
Infectious Heart Disease Death Rates Rising Again, Say Scientists view story
3 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 25 days ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
Infectious heart disease is still a major killer in spite of improvements in health care, but the way the disease develops has changed so much since its discovery that nineteenth century doctors would not recognize it, scientists report.
-
The Health Benefits of Curcumin view story
3 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 4 months ago
- (http://neovitin.com/curcumin.aspx)
The Benefits of Curcumin range from that of an antioxidant, to potentially providing help in preventing serious diseases.
-
Dietary Supplement Purchase Guide view story
7 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 5 months ago
- (http://hubpages.com/hub/Dietary-S...)
With the growing popularity of dietary supplements, and the number of types that are for sale, it is important to know that what you are buying is right for you, and that you...
-
Mouse Study Can Illuminate How Tumors Manipulate The Human Vascular System view story
4 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
Tumors use the body's blood system for their own purposes: They stimulate the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumor. Medical treatment blocks this process in order to restrain tumors. Scientists have now developed a method for producing a complex
-
Gene Variant Increases Risk Of Asthma view story
5 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
Variation in a gene known as CHI3L1 increases susceptibility to asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and decline in lung function. The gene variant causes increased blood levels of YKL-40, a biomarker for asthma. A slightly different version lowers YKL-4
-
Too Many Gene Copies Stimulate Tumor Cell Growth view story
5 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
New data have characterized a molecular pathway underlying low-grade forms of a type of brain tumor known as an astrocytoma. The authors therefore suggest that therapeutics targeting this pathway might provide a new approach to treating individuals with l
-
Blocking The Effect Of Inflammation-causing Cells Lowered Prostate Cancer Cells Invasion view story
4 votes- Submitted by fnldwn
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
Recent studies have suggested an association between chronic inflammation and cancers of the prostate, colon, stomach and liver. Now scientists report success in blocking an early step in metastasis of prostate cancer cells by interrupting the communicati

