October 21, 2008

sun exposure may have an antimelanoma effect through activation of the vitamin D system

Tags: , — Darcy Elliott @ 12:36 pm

Here’s a brain-bender for you - a quote from a recent research project….

“The current findings prompt further investigation on this subject and indirectly support the hypothesis that sun exposure may have an antimelanoma effect through activation of the vitamin D system,” the researchers wrote.

September 23, 2008

An interesting link between vitamin D and melanoma

Tags: , — Darcy Elliott @ 6:55 am

Italian researchers have found a link between vitamin D and the risk of developing a melanoma and they say that individuals with certain variants in a vitamin D-related gene, called BsmI, may be at an increased risk of developing melanoma.

Read the more scientific version of this new vitamin D study