http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25–hydroxyvitamin D) as taking supplemental vitamin D2 or vitamin D3. These findings will be presented at the American Society for Biochemistry and Microbiology annual meeting in Boston on April 22 and also concurrently appear in Dermato-Endocrinology on line open access. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mushrooms-vitamin-d-supplements.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:30:01 EST news285849661 Scientists at London's Kingston University have uncovered evidence that lack of a particular form of vitamin D is associated with Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vitamin-d2-vital-key-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:13:32 EST news271671106 New research has shown that vitamin D3 supplements could provide more benefit than the close relative vitamin D2. The findings published in the June edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition could potentially lead to changes in the food industry when it comes to fortification. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-health-benefits-vitamin-d.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 10:53:39 EST news257680410 High levels of vitamin D do not seem to boost teens' academic performance, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-vitamin-d-boost-kids-brainpower.html Health Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news253378775 Low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), but the first randomized, controlled trial using high-dose vitamin D in MS did not find any added benefit over and above ongoing low-dose vitamin D supplementation, according to a study published in the October 25, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-high-dose-vitamin-d-low-dose-ms.html Neuroscience Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:33:29 EST news238692784 Giving vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) to predominantly elderly women, mainly in institutional care, seems to increase survival. These women are likely to be vitamin D deficient with a significant risk of falls and fractures. This is the key conclusion in a systematic review published in the latest edition of The Cochrane Library. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-vitamin-d-elderly-women-survive.html Health Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:11:46 EST news229140694