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Sunshine, stem cells and policy hypochondria over the NHS

August 25, 2010 / simondenegri / Leave a comment

It has been a busy 24 hours in medical research. Beginning with the sunnier side of things, I am sure few of you will have esacaped the wall-to-wall coverage of the study published yesterday showing Vitamin D exerts an influence over certain genes associated with diseases like multiple sclerosis and arthritis.  The research is notable for its … Continue reading Sunshine, stem cells and policy hypochondria over the NHS

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