Researchers in the US have discovered that a latent form of HIV hides in progenitor cells in bone marrow, avoids detection by the immune system and retains the ability to reproduce and spread when the coast is clear (eg when treated people stop taking anti-HIV drugs). The researchers hope their discovery will lead to new… Continue reading
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Vitamin D help to boost your immune system
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system – T cells – will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body. For T cells… Continue reading
Women at 40 and under would be able to freeze their eggs for future use
Genetics & IVF Institute (GIVF) is launching a Personal Egg Banking service in the Washington, DC area to help women 40 and under who want to cryopreserve (freeze) their eggs now for use in the future when they wish to become pregnant. The age of a woman’s eggs dramatically affects her ability to conceive. At… Continue reading
Psychosis and long-term cannabis use
Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Previous studies… Continue reading
Bacteria’s killers – proteins in human body
A set of proteins found in our intestines can recognize and kill bacteria that have human blood type molecules on their surfaces, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered. The results were published online Feb. 14 and are scheduled to appear in the journal Nature Medicine. Many immune cells have receptors that respond… Continue reading
New scientic achievtment for future food supply
Some say the world’s population will swell to 9 billion people by 2030 and that will present significant challenges for agriculture to provide enough food to meet demand, says University of Idaho animal scientist Rod Hill. Hill and Larry Branen, a University of Idaho food scientist, organized a symposium during the American Association for the… Continue reading
Vitamins taken by most children are not neccessery
A new study reports that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who take daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don’t need them, while the kids who would benefit from supplements are least likely to get them. Most kids taking daily vitamin supplements already receive adequate nutrition from the foods they… Continue reading
Coenzyme Q10 – Importance and Benefits
Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10, is a vitamin and is naturally found in foods. It is contained in many foods but in small amounts, and is synthesized in the tissues. The synthesis is performed in many stages and requires the presence of eight vitamins and several trace elements. Coenzyme Q10 is fat-soluble and can… Continue reading