Word: vitaminic
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...found two versions of a specific gene that are associated with varying bone density. One type, which they dubbed "b," is linked with stronger skeletons, and the other, labeled "B," with weaker ones. The gene itself directs construction of receptors (docking sites within the cell) for a form of vitamin D that plays a crucial role in bone formation. Once vitamin D locks in, the receptors act as a sort of control tower, switching on and off other genes that regulate calcium absorption and the constant renewal of bone...
...cramped conditions may have caused potentially life-threatening pressure sores. But the men were sustained by water of doubtful quality that was trickling down the rocks, and had just enough room to stretch their legs, though not to stand. Rescuers used narrow piping to deliver clean water, protein drinks, vitamin tablets, clothes and lighting. As the task of drilling an escape tunnel through quartzite rock dragged on, they dispatched distractions such as magazines and music players. The miners bore injuries thought to amount to stiffness and minor cuts...
Harnett’s Homeopathy and Body Care on Brattle Street will close its doors at the end of the month, according to a sign posted on the store’s glass entrance. The store features natural health and beauty products and homeopathic medicines, including vitamin and herbal remedies. “It’s kind of nice to have natural ingredients in the center of town,” said Deborah Ruiz, who says she comes to Cambridge to shop “a lot.” “Now I’ll have...
...Lemon, tangy and full of vitamin C," she promised, picking a squirming insect from the trunk of a tree fern. She might have been right?but luckily for the native ants and the tourists, drops of rain came streaming down through the canopy, sending the tangy fare scurrying for cover...
...Plan on face time. Research shows that the No. 1 cause of interruption and delay in a workday is a colleague stopping by. That's because we are a social creatures and we crave human contact and connection. Psychiatrist Edward Hallowell calls this Vitamin C. If we have a deficiency, we wander the hallways seeking human connection at inopportune times for ourselves and others. The answer: schedule a coffee break or water cooler rendezvous. Schedule some lunches. You need it. It will fortify you for the less social parts of the workday...