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Link between vitamin D and dementia risk confirmed

By Guest PostAugust 26, 2014Healthalzheimer, anstrengend, between, dalton conley, daniel kaiser, dementia, hendrik mothes, jason fletcher, link, mantle dynamics, nesting doll minerals, renbiao tao, sport ist mord, university of exeter, vitamin D

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people, according to the most robust study of its kind ever conducted.

An international team, led by Dr David Llewellyn at the University of Exeter Medical School, found that study participants who were severely Vitamin D deficient were more than twice as likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

The team studied elderly Americans who took part in the Cardiovascular Health Study. They discovered that adults in the study who were moderately deficient in vitamin D had a 53 per cent increased risk of developing dementia of any kind, and the risk increased to 125 per cent in those who were severely deficient. (more…)

Study finds link between discrimination and suicide attempts among transgender people

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 2014Culture, Generalann haas, anti transgender discrimination, attempting suicide, between, discrimination, hiv-positive, jody herman, link, peter j cooper, philip rodgers, risk, suicide attempts, ted eytan, transgender equality, transgender people, transgender research, victimization, violence

An analysis conducted by UCLA’s Jody Herman and collaborators at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has found that transgender people who experienced rejection by family and friends, discrimination, victimization, or violence have a higher risk for attempting suicide.

Examining data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, the researchers found that 78 percent of respondents who suffered physical or sexual violence at school reported suicide attempts, as did 65 percent of respondents who experienced violence at work. (more…)

Zebrafish help decode link between calcium deficiency and colon cancer

By Guest PostDecember 21, 2013Health, Sciencebetween, calcium deficiency, calcium depleted, calcium regulation mechanism, calcium transporter, colon cancer, colon cancer cells, cunming duan, decode, epithelial cell, growth factor, human, link, lisa hebda, low calcium environments, new mechanism, pathway, trpv5, university of michigan, water calcium level, xueping zhong, yan bai, zebrafish, zebrafish embryo skin

ANN ARBOR — A tiny, transparent fish embryo and a string of surprises led scientists to a deeper understanding of the perplexing link between low calcium and colon cancer.

By studying zebrafish embryo skin, University of Michigan researchers decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that can lead to tumors and colon cancer in calcium deficient individuals. They have also tested this new mechanism in human colon cancer cells. (more…)

The most important meal?

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2013Healthabdominal obesity, andrew odegaard, between, cardia, correlation, data, diet quality, dietary guidelines, eating breakfast, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, reduced risk, risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, university of minnesota

Research shows a correlation between eating breakfast and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

As Americans continue to fight the obesity epidemic and try to stem the incidence of type 2 diabetes, dietary guidelines are becoming increasingly important.

Among the possible keys to better health? Eating breakfast, for starters. (more…)

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Link between vitamin D and dementia risk confirmed

Study finds link between discrimination and suicide attempts among transgender people

Zebrafish help decode link between calcium deficiency and colon cancer

The most important meal?