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(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "go-to" remedy for treating a wide range of illnesses, from osteoporosis to atherosclerosis.

However, new evidence from a Wake Forest University School of Medicine study suggests that supplementing vitamin D in those with low levels may have different effects based on patient race and, in black individuals, the supplement could actually do harm.

(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) As many software companies work to create programs that will give uniform structure to the way radiological test results are reported, a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that such a system does not improve, but rather decreases the completeness and accuracy of the reports.

(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Studies by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption of auditory function as the animals mature.

(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) In new animal research done by investigators at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, scientists have discovered a treatment effective in mice at blocking the growth and shrinking the size of lung cancer tumors, one of the leading causes of cancer death in the world.

(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have destroyed prostate cancer tumors in mice by injecting them with specially-coated, minuscule carbon tubes and then superheating the tubes with a brief zap of a laser.

A recent study from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine has found that increased pharmaceutical advertising in medical journals is associated with publishing fewer articles about dietary supplements and publishing more articles with conclusions that dietary supplements are unsafe.

This study analyzed 11 major medical journals published from June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007.

Findings included: