Vitamin D News and Research

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How does a vegan diet affect the performance of bodybuilders?

A new study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health aimed to compare the nutritional intakes of vegan and omnivorous bodybuilders at different stages of preparation for a bodybuilding competition.

19 Mar 2023

Does vitamin D play an anti-viral role against SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers screened various compounds for anti-viral properties against SARS-CoV-2.

17 Mar 2023

A high-throughput CAMP assay for the evaluation of the vitamin D-dependent antimicrobial response

A recent developed a novel and high-throughput assay to evaluate cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide.

16 Mar 2023

What is the effect of low Anti-Müllerian hormone on semen quality?

A recent BMC Medicine study investigated the relationship between Vitamin D and serum Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in infertile men. This study was based on secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, which assessed the effect of high-dose Vitamin D plus calcium and placebo on semen quality in Vitamin D deficient infertile men.

10 Mar 2023

New scoring system rates quality of carbohydrate foods

Researchers presented the feasibility of carbohydrate food quality score modeling to compare the quality of various products.

7 Mar 2023

Analysis reveals an increasing trend in incidence of youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes

New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirm that the rates of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes continue to increase in children and young adults. Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children and young adults also had higher incidence rates of diabetes.

6 Mar 2023

People with atopy have lower prevalence of cancers in extracutaneous sites and reduced melanoma risk

Fewer cases of melanoma were observed in people with a history of atopic diseases, such as allergic asthma or rhinitis, than in nonatopic people.

6 Mar 2023

Taking vitamin D associated with living dementia-free for longer time

Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study.

1 Mar 2023

New Cochrane review: Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks

Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks in children or adults, according to an updated Cochrane review.

6 Feb 2023

Diet, microbial metabolites, and cytokine levels correlate with depression and anxiety symptoms in obese individuals

Researchers determine the association between diet, microbe-derived metabolites, and cytokine levels with anxiety and depression among obese adults.

6 Feb 2023

Keto diet as a PCOS treatment

A recent study explores the role of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome.

29 Jan 2023

Researchers solve an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage in children

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have solved an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage in children and can be fatal in babies

26 Jan 2023

Insufficient sleep during the teenage years may increase subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis

Insufficient and disturbed sleep during the teenage years may heighten the subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), suggests a case-control study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

24 Jan 2023

Overweight people have a different vitamin D metabolism

A new study in JAMA Network Open aimed to determine whether BMI is capable of modifying vitamin D metabolism as well as response to supplementation.

18 Jan 2023

Childhood asthma risk appears to be influenced by both the intestinal microbiome and 17q12-21 genotype

Childhood asthma is a condition that may be affected by different types of factors. These include the state of the infant's gut microbiome, environmental factors, and genetic factors. A recent study attempted to shed more light on how asthma risk is linked to a combination of these factors, some of which are modifiable.

16 Jan 2023

Study finds fewer cases of melanoma among regular users of vitamin D supplements

Fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds.

9 Jan 2023

Vitamin D can help the immune system fight tuberculosis, study says

Most people probably associate tuberculosis with a leaky loft in 20th-century Paris. But as a matter of fact, tuberculosis is not ancient history.

6 Jan 2023

Intestinal bacteria in multiple sclerosis patients vary with disease activity, study finds

Multiple sclerosis patients do not have the same bacteria in their intestines as healthy people. There are also differences in the composition and function of the bacteria in the intestines of multiple sclerosis patients, depending on whether their illness is active, and whether they are in treatment.

5 Jan 2023

Common psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19

A new meta-analysis shows that psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19, with the common antidepressant fluvoxamine showing the strongest effect.

16 Dec 2022

Activated vitamin D3 inhibits arsenic-mediated carcinogenesis in certain skin cells, research shows

According to recent estimates, over 140 million people from 50 countries regularly get exposed to arsenic through drinking water.

16 Dec 2022

Vitamin D News and Research

Latest Vitamin D News and Research

How does a vegan diet affect the performance of bodybuilders?

Does vitamin D play an anti-viral role against SARS-CoV-2?

A high-throughput CAMP assay for the evaluation of the vitamin D-dependent antimicrobial response

What is the effect of low Anti-Müllerian hormone on semen quality?

New scoring system rates quality of carbohydrate foods

Analysis reveals an increasing trend in incidence of youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes

People with atopy have lower prevalence of cancers in extracutaneous sites and reduced melanoma risk

Taking vitamin D associated with living dementia-free for longer time

New Cochrane review: Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks

Diet, microbial metabolites, and cytokine levels correlate with depression and anxiety symptoms in obese individuals

Keto diet as a PCOS treatment

Researchers solve an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage in children

Insufficient sleep during the teenage years may increase subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis

Overweight people have a different vitamin D metabolism

Childhood asthma risk appears to be influenced by both the intestinal microbiome and 17q12-21 genotype

Study finds fewer cases of melanoma among regular users of vitamin D supplements

Vitamin D can help the immune system fight tuberculosis, study says

Intestinal bacteria in multiple sclerosis patients vary with disease activity, study finds

Common psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19

Activated vitamin D3 inhibits arsenic-mediated carcinogenesis in certain skin cells, research shows

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Vitamin D News and Research

Latest Vitamin D News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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