What women want, benefits of vitamin C and more (The Western Courier) Every Spring Semester, students from all disciplines gather in the Western Illinois University Union to show off their academic prowess. Most have spent a semester or two doing research for their own hypotheses. On Wednesday, nearly 150 students will present their findings at the sixth annual Undergraduate Research Day. [News Source]

Volunteers sought to test vitamin D memory effect (The West Australian) Vitamin D supplements may be able to help prevent and treat memory loss and improve wellbeing in the elderly, according to Perth researchers who will put their theory to the test in a study. [News Source]

Oxygen — food for the skin (The New Straits Times) Karin Herzog creams contain stabilised oxygen molecules to boost blood circulation and improve tone. MEENA SREENIVASAN tells us how rejuvenated she felt after trying some of Karin Herzog’s oxygen-based products. [News Source]

Children could guard against diabetes with vitamin D, experts say (Daily Mail) Taking vitamin D supplements in early childhood could dramatically cut the chance of developing Type 1 diabetes later in life, medical experts claim. Children given additional vitamin D were up to 80 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those not given the supplement, research showed [News Source]

Vitamin D And Calcium Influence Cell Death In The Colon, Researchers Find (Science Daily) Researchers are learning how vitamins and minerals in the diet can stimulate or prevent the appearance of colon cancer. Biological markers could influence colon cancer risk. [News Source]

Vitamin D and calcium influence cell death in the colon, researchers find (PhysOrg) Researchers at Emory University are learning how vitamins and minerals in the diet can stimulate or prevent the appearance of colon cancer. Emory investigators will present their findings on biological markers that could influence colon cancer risk in three abstracts at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in San Diego. [News Source]

Vitamin D and calcium influence cell death in the colon, researchers find (EurekAlert!) Researchers at Emory University are learning how vitamins and minerals in the diet can stimulate or prevent the appearance of colon cancer. [News Source]

Your Health: Experts recommend daily doses of vitamin D at 1,000 to 2,000 units (Tri-State Neighbor) Q:As a physician, I have been testing my patients for 25-hydroxy vitamin D for several months. Many are deficient, and some have symptoms of pain and muscle weakness. [News Source]

Building baby from the genes up. The two British couples no doubt thought that their appeal for medical help in conceiving a child was entirely reasonable. [News Source]

Biofuels nothing short of disaster. The production of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel is likely to cause far more environmental damage than it prevents, not to mention triggering widespread famine and eating up more rainforest and grassland than beef production ever could. [News Source]

Why are food prices going up so much? Food prices have risen at the fastest rate in 17 years and aren't likely to come down anytime soon. [News Source]

Looking to add some sugar to fuel tanks. Ethanol plants across the country may soon sprinkle sugar on their mostly corn diets, thanks to free trade and Mexico. [News Source]