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The role of vitamin D, fluoride, biphosphonates, calcium and oestrogen replacement therapy in the prevention/ treatment of osteoporosis. Evaluation of different techniques to evaluate bone density

The effect of dietary supplements on bone turnover as measured using markers, calcium absorption and bone calcification. Mechanisms involved in the process of calcium absorption as modulated by vitamin D, oestrogen and fatty acids

The mechanical electrophysiological and numerical (modelling) study of cardiovascular function

Carnitine, pyruvate and lactate in muscle diseases

The physiological basis of pain

Intracellular calcium and transmembrane fluxes in chronic renal failure patients

Modulation of membrane enzymes by essential fatty acids

Thermoregulation and Protective Clothing

Iron homeostasis

Probiotics and mucosal immunity

Estradiol metabolism in breast carcinoma

The identification of endogenous selective anti-tumour agents

The neurological processes involved in eyesight and hearing

Cell signaling: Cellular response to adrenergic signals during protein energy malnutrition (PEM)