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New tool to assess the risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women

Development of a low-cost, easy-to-use tool for assessing the lack of essential nutrients.

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Vitamin D deficiency delays healing in children

A study of 186 children's fractures from 2015 to 2022 found that low Vitamin D levels led to longer healing times.

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Vitamin D encourages mouse gut bacteria to improve cancer immunity

Mice given a diet rich in vitamin D had better immune resistance to experimentally transplanted cancers.

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Vitamin D deficiency was common among children during the industrialization period in England

The deficiency was indicated in the teeth of three-quarters of individuals, especially males.

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Vitamin D treatment for five years decreased the risk of atrial fibrillation

Study shows five-year vitamin D supplementation reduces atrial fibrillation risk in older adults.

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Vitamin D deficiency affects dopaminergic neuron differentiation in schizophrenia

Vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia by using new technology.

Raising vitamin D levels through supplementation may not improve COVID-19 outcomes

Raising vitamin D levels through supplementation may not improve COVID-19 outcomes

Investment in other therapeutic or preventative avenues should be prioritized for COVID-19 randomized clinical trials.

Vitamin D and other antiviral drugs might help combat COVID-19

Vitamin D and other antiviral drugs might help combat COVID-19

How vitamins, steroids and potential antivirals might affect SARS-CoV-2?

Vitamin D intake can prevent the common side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy

Vitamin D intake can prevent the common side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy

Vitamin D is essential for several reasons, including maintaining healthy bones and teeth. It may also protect against a range of diseases and conditions,...

Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen

Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen

Vitamin D is the sunshine hormone, and we need bright sunshine on the skin to make it, but variations in our genes also influence...

How vitamin D levels relate to health and disease?

How vitamin D levels relate to health and disease?

Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones. We need vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet. These minerals...

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Gut microbes may link with a protein to help regulate vitamin D

An accumulation of bacteria in the gut may utilize a cell signaling protein to help manage vitamin D, a key supplement that, among different...

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High vitamin D levels linked to lower cholesterol in children

A new study by the University of Eastern Finland found that there is a connection between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower plasma cholesterol levels...

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