September 3, 2009 – Page 2 – The Stem Cell Foundation

Vitamin C deficiency in early postnatal life impairs spatial memory and reduces the number of hippocampal neurons in guinea pigs1,2,3

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Post published:September 3, 2009
Post category:Articles

Background: The neonatal brain is particularly vulnerable to imbalances in redox homeostasis because of rapid growth and immature antioxidant systems. Vitamin C has been shown to have a key function…

Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk: results of a randomized trial1,2

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Post published:September 3, 2009
Post category:Articles Cancer

Background: Numerous observational studies have found supplemental calcium and vitamin D to be associated with reduced risk of common cancers. However, interventional studies to test this effect are lacking. Objective:…

Diagnosis and treatment of vitamin D deficiency

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Post published:September 3, 2009
Post category:Articles Cancer

The recent discovery – in a randomised, controlled trial – that daily ingestion of 1100 IU of colecalciferol (vitamin D) over a 4-year period dramatically reduced the incidence of non-skin…