Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses (Science Daily) Scientists have found that vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin - the killer cells of the immune system -- T cells -- will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body. The research team found that T cells first search for vitamin D in order to activate and if they cannot find enough of it will not ... [News Source]

Scientists find why “sunshine” vitamin D is crucial (The Star) LONDON (Reuters) - Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday. [News Source]

Vitamin D helps immune system (Independent) MEDICINE Vitamin D plays a key role in fighting infection by "priming" inert white blood cells known as T-cells into killer cells that seek and destroy unwelcome invaders, Danish scientists have found... [News Source]

Why vitamin D is crucial (Straits Times) LONDON - VITAMIN D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday. The findings by Danish researchers could help the fight against infectious diseases and global epidemics, they said, and could be particularly useful in the search for new ... [News Source]

Scientists find why “sunshine” vitamin D is crucial (TVNZ) Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection [News Source]

Vitamin D vital for immune system (Stuff) Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said. [News Source]

Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses (EurekAlert!) ( University of Copenhagen ) Scientists have found that vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin - the killer cells of the immune system -- T cells -- will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body.The research team at the University of Copenhagen found that T cells first search for vitamin D in order to ... [News Source]

Vitamin D ‘triggers and arms’ the immune system (Daily Telegraph) Vitamin D is crucial to the fending off of infections, claims new research. [News Source]

Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses (PhysOrg) Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system - T cells - will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body. [News Source]

Scientists find why “sunshine” vitamin D is crucial (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Vitamin D is vital in activating human defenses and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday. [News Source]

Another reason vitamin D is important: it gets T cells going (Scientific American) Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a rapidly expanding inventory of ailments--including heart disease , cancer and the common cold . A new discovery demonstrates how the vitamin plays a major role in keeping the body healthy in the first place, by allowing the immune system's T cells to start doing their jobs.  [More] [News Source]

When it comes to fluoride, education is better than medication. One might ask the question: what does it take to motivate a local dentist to publicly challenge the ongoing effort to fluoridate the Watsonville community? Easy answer: the truth, an element still missing from the public forum. [News Source]