Vitamin D helps slow ageing (Deccan Herald) Healthy levels of vitamin D may help to slow the ageing process and protect against age-related diseases, a team of British scientists has found. [News Source]

U.S.’s top toxic site here? A top government scientist says a toxic ''hot spot'' found in the Saginaw River near Wickes Park in Saginaw could represent the highest level of dioxin contamination ever recorded in the nation's river and lake systems. [News Source]

Vitamin E may help reduce heart attack risk among 40 percent of diabetics (New Kerala) Washington: Vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and related deaths for the 40 percent of diabetics who carry a particular version of a gene. [News Source]

How Embryos Regulate Vitamin A Derivatives: Too Much Or Too Little Linked To Birth Defects (Science Daily) Human embryos that get too much or too little retinoic acid, a derivative of Vitamin A, can develop into babies with birth defects. New research shows for the first time how embryonic cells may regulate levels of retinoic acid, giving scientists insight into how it acts as a signal between cells to control development of the brain, limbs and many other tissues in embryos. [News Source]