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Type of vitamin B1 could treat common cause of blindness

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world's leading causes of blindness.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Study suggests vitamin therapy may be harmful to breast cancer patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent University of Georgia study indicates that a common vitamin used to treat breast cancer victims might actually be harmful to patients. The study, by Jason Zastre, an assistant professor in the UGA ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bird population declines in northern Europe are explained by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency

Wild birds of several species are dying in large numbers from a paralytic disease with hitherto unknown cause in the Baltic Sea area. A research team at Stockholm University, Sweden, led by Associate Professor Lennart Balk, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0