by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Credit: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute A QIMR Berghofer-led randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus and other acute respiratory infections. The trial, which is the largest of its kind to study the relationship between vitamin D and respiratory infection to...
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 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. In their latest study, Professor Darryl Eyles and Dr Asad Ali from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute found vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy caused an increase in testosterone in the developing brain of...
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis, but clinical trials of vitamin D supplements have yielded mixed results. A new study that found links between the active form of the vitamin and gut bacteria may help explain why. Image credit: Tiarna Lodge/EyeEm/Getty Images Vitamin D is essential for strong immunity and maintaining...
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: CHRISTINE M. ALBERT, MD, MPH, PRESENTED RESEARCH DURING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS THAT SUGGESTS VITAMIN D AND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOUND IN FISH OIL DO NOT PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION LOS ANGELES (Nov. 13, 2020) — New research presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions suggests neither...
by University of Zurich The DO-HEALTH study led by Zurich-based geriatrician Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari has examined the effects of simple measures on the health of healthy adults aged 70 or older. Initial analyses suggest that vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids and strength-training exercises do not significantly improve bone health, leg function and memory. Nevertheless, certain groups...
A small study in mice suggests that a dosage of vitamin D five times the current recommended amount for older adults could slow the development of frailty. However, the researchers now need to confirm this finding in humans. Doctors currently define a person as “frail” if they display three or more of the following five characteristics: unexpected weight loss...
by Kathryn Mueller, Seattle Children’s Research Institute 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 The Journal of Nutrition showed that mothers’ vitamin D levels during pregnancy were associated with...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.,Oct 13 2020 The professional perception of vitamin D as a medicine, rather than as a key nutrient, is constraining practice and jeopardizing the health of elderly care home residents in England, conclude researchers in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. At a time when the vulnerability of elderly care home residents is...
Advances in science are helping researchers find new ways to identify diseases earlier. A new breakthrough indicates that free, circulating vitamin D levels in the bloodstream may be a good predictor of future health and disease risk in aging men. Low levels of vitamin D correlate with age-related health problems, including osteoporosis.Photo credit: Crevis/Adobe Stock...
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC PULMONARY MEDICINE AT UPMC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH, AND THE NIELS K. JERNE CHAIR OF PEDIATRICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE view more CREDIT: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Aug. 25, 2020 – Contrary to earlier results, vitamin D supplements do not prevent severe asthma attacks in at-risk children,...
