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A “danger molecule” is higher in the blood of younger black adults than whites, females than males and increases with weight and age, researchers report.
The health fair, one of two annual health service events by Augusta University’s College of Nursing for Costa Layman Farms, provides health information for the farmworkers as well as hands-on opportunities for education and research for faculty and...
Searching for new ways to reduce the impact of mental stress on our physical well being.
Clinical study finds vitamin D to be helpful in artery health.
In just months, high-doses of vitamin D has been found to reduce arterial stiffness in young, overweight or obese African-Americans.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The length of your telomeres appears to be a window into your heart health and longevity, and scientists are measuring them to see if vitamin D and omega-3 supplements really improve both. “Many people take these supplements every day...
Researchers at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University are conducting a clinical study of the effects of vitamin D on periodontal disease and healing after treatment. The study, being done in collaboration between the DCG and the Georgia...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Low levels of vitamin D in black teens correlates with low activity of a major mechanism for controlling gene expression that may increase their risk of cancer and other disease, researchers report. Their study measured vitamin D...
The current recommended minimum daily dose of vitamin D is not sufficient to restore healthy vitamin D levels in overweight or obese blacks, researchers report. Rather, daily intake of more than three times the recommended minimum is needed to...
