UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression. Conducted by an international team of researchers, the meta-analysis includes dozens of studies from around the world. Depressive symptoms cause a significant disease burden worldwide. The therapeutic efficacy of current antidepressants is often insufficient, which...
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Down on Vitamin D? It could be the cause of chronic inflammation
by University of South Australia There’s a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation. Credit: Rebecca Wood Inflammation is an essential part of the body’s healing process. But when it persists, it can contribute to a wide range of complex diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune...
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Vitamin D Doesn’t Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk…or Does It?
Miriam E. Tucker May 26, 2022 Yet another study has found that vitamin D supplementation doesn’t reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the general population with prediabetes, but it does leave the door open for benefit in those with low insulin secretion. The new findings come from the prospective Diabetes Prevention With...
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Vitamin D deficiency directly linked to dementia
by University of South Australia Credit: Shutterstock Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, affecting thinking and behaviors as you age. But what if you could stop this degenerative disease in its tracks? A world-first study from the University of South Australia could make this a reality...
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The epigenetic mechanism by which vitamin D modulates the tolerance of the immune system
by Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute Dr. Esteban Ballestar at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute. Credit: Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute In autoimmunity, the mechanisms that guarantee that our defense system does not attack our own body—tolerance to oneself—does not work properly. Multiple sclerosis, which affects one in every 1,000 people in Spain, is...
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How vitamin D delivers on cardio health
by University of South Australia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Free from the sun, vitamin D delivers a natural source for one of the hormones essential to our bodies, especially the bones. But when you’re down on this essential nutrient, it’s not only your bones that could suffer, but also your cardio health, according to new...
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Vitamin D Status May Play a Pivotal Role in Colon Cancer Prevention
Nancy A. Melville and Amy Reyes October 28, 2021 In ongoing efforts to investigate a link between vitamin D and colorectal cancer, new research shows that women who consume higher levels of vitamin D – particularly from dietary sources – have a reduced risk of developing early-onset colorectal cancer, compared with those who have lower levels. This is...
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Further evidence that vitamin D might protect against severe COVID-19 disease and death
New research from Trinity College and University of Edinburgh has examined the association between vitamin D and COVID-19, and found that ambient ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation (which is key for vitamin D production in the skin) at an individual’s place of residence in the weeks before COVID-19 infection, was strongly protective against severe disease and...
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Further evidence that vitamin D might protect against severe COVID-19 disease and death
by Trinity College Dublin A scatter plot of Mendelian Randomisation analyses of 134 vitamin D SNPs on COVID-19 risk. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97679-5 New research from Trinity College and University of Edinburgh has examined the association between vitamin D and COVID-19, and found that ambient ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation (which is key for vitamin D production in the skin)...
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Vitamin D and lumisterol emerge as cheap and easily accessible potential treatments for COVID-19
by American Physiological Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Promising new data from a recent study indicates that active forms of vitamin D can inhibit the replication and expansion of COVID-19. The study’s findings also suggest lumisterol, produced by a chemical reaction in the body using light, works to block COVID-19. Vitamin D and lumisterol metabolites were...