Vitamin D is very important for healthy bones, and we also need vitamin D for many diverse processes in the body. (helix.com)
Because opioid pathways are involved in diverse processes in the brain that aren't all directly related to pain, he says, «I didn't come away with the impression that this definitively means that empathy and pain share fundamental processes.» (sciencemag.org)
In addition to its known roles in cancerous cells, STAT3 also is an essential mediator of cytokine and growth factor signals in normal cells that are important for diverse processes including immunity and inflammation. (sciencedaily.com)