As many expectant mothers know, getting enough folate is key to avoiding neural tube defects in the baby during pregnancy. But for the individuals who…
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Vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially increasing the risk for dependence and addiction, according to a new study…
Children born to mothers who took fish oil in their pregnancies have been shown to have faster problem-solving skills and better attention focus at age…
Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding. A study…
Will aid patients with fat malabsorption issues including gastric bypass surgery, obese adults. There are several million people worldwide with various fat malabsorption syndromes including…
A clinical trial was conducted with 240 patients who were given 200,000 IU of vitamin D3 on admission to hospital. The supplementation did not reduce…
But protective effects seen only among women. Taking multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics, or vitamin D supplements may lessen the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the…
Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay. Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality.…
Food rich in vitamin D. Study indicates that some vitamins, steroids and antivirals could bind to the Spike protein, and may inhibit virus infectivity, whereas…
Secondary analysis of the VITAL Randomized Clinical Trial found an overall 17 percent risk reduction for metastatic or fatal cancer and a 38 percent reduction…
A deficiency in vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys, say Queensland Brain Institute…
Funding from the National Institutes of Health will enable a Penn State researcher to study whether vitamin D supplementation could help people ward off or…
Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. Credit: Seattle Children’s Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has…
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were vitamin D sufficient, with a blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 30 ng/mL (a measure of vitamin D…
Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in aging men, according to a study being…
Taking vitamin D and calcium twice a day may reduce your chances of getting vertigo again, according to a study published in the August 5,…
Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high…
Trinity College Dublin researchers point to changes in government advice in Wales, England and Scotland. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are calling on the government…
People get vitamin D from sun exposure, foods (such as fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, and egg yolks), and supplements. New COVID-19 research finds relationship…
Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin. Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections. Vitamin D,…