A deficiency in Vitamin D on the mother's side could explain why autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys, say researchers from The University of Queensland.
Dec 11, 2020
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Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from severe COVID-19, according to a new review.
Dec 2, 2020
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Free vitamin D supplements will be sent to over 2 million clinically vulnerable people in England this winter. Over 80% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are vitamin D deficient compared with the general population. ...
Nov 13, 2020
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According to the World Health Organization, preeclampsia affects between 2% to 8% of pregnancies. It can cause serious, sometimes fatal, complications in the mother and child. Among other risk factors, such as obesity and ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother's vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes including brain development. A study published today in ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Oct 27, 2020
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The professional perception of vitamin D as a medicine, rather than as a key nutrient, is constraining practice and jeopardising the health of elderly care home residents in England, conclude researchers in the journal BMJ ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency, with workers from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected, a new study ...
Oct 7, 2020
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A research team at Nagoya University in Japan has revealed that narrow-range ultraviolet (UV) irradiation using light emitting diodes (LEDs) safely increases serum vitamin D levels in aging mice and thereby prevents the loss ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Using a zebrafish model, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that vitamin D deficiency during early development can disrupt the metabolic balance between growth and fat accumulation. The results suggest ...
Sep 29, 2020
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