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Professor, nutrition expert shares what to eat to boost your immune system

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Oregon State University names new Linus Pauling Institute director

Emily Ho has been named the next endowed chair and director of the university’s Linus Pauling Institute.

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Conference at OSU explores intravenous vitamin C as treatment for cancer, sepsis

The conference will include a day-long symposium on vitamin C with a focus on the micronutrient’s capabilities in treating cancer and sepsis, as well as sessions on dietary components and the microbiome; lipid metabolism; vitamin E; bioactives; and diet, neuropathy and dementia.

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Vitamin E protects critical nutrient, prevents neurologic damage and death in embryos

Researchers have discovered that a dietary deficiency of vitamin E in laboratory animals can cause significant neurological impairment in developing embryos, as well as physical abnormalities and embryonic death.

The study suggests that one mechanism leading to this damage may be loss of the role vitamin E plays in protecting levels of DHA, one of the most important of the omega-3 fatty acids that plays a crucial role in brain and cellular development.