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• Vitamin D accelerates recovery from tuberculosis ScienceDaily (Jan. 6, 2011) — New research findings which show that vitamin D can speed up antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis (TB) have been revealed by scientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The study -- which gives fres...
• Vitamin D linked to lung cancer survival, study suggests ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2011) — Recent research suggests vitamin D may be able to stop or prevent cancer. Now, a new study finds an enzyme that plays a role in metabolizing vitamin D can predict lung cancer survival. The study, from researchers at the ...
• Vitamin D may help explain racial differences in blood pressure ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2011) — High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites, and a new University of Rochester study shows that low vitamin D levels among black people might be a powerful factor tha...
• Widespread vitamin D deficiency a concern in Asia ScienceDaily (Dec. 13, 2010) — Bone health experts attending the 1st Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore this week have flagged vitamin D deficiency as a major concern in the region, particularly in South Asia where the problem is especially ...
• Vitamin D found to influence over 200 genes, highlighting links to disease ScienceDaily (Aug. 24, 2010) — The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in newly published research. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with ...
• Vitamin D is a prognostic marker in heart failure, study finds ScienceDaily (Sep. 5, 2010) — Survival rates in heart failure patients with reduced levels of vitamin D are lower than in patients with normal levels. This is the finding of a major study carried out at University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands,...
• Vitamin D may help reduce heart risk in African-Americans In recent years supplementation with Vitamin D has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people who are deficient in the vitamin. Now new research from the Georgia Prevention Institute at Georgia Health Sciences University in Au...
• Vitamin D protects against obesity-induced endometrial cancer, study suggests ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2010) — Findings from an animal study suggest that obese women can reduce their increased risk of endometrial disease if they take vitamin D supplements, say researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. T...
• Vitamin D deficiency is associated with different types of obesity in black and white children ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2011) — A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that while black and white children with vitamin D deficiency both had higher fat levels, b...
• Low vitamin D in kids may play a role in anemia ScienceDaily (May 11, 2011) — Pediatricians from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere have discovered a link between low levels of vitamin D and anemia in children. The findings, presented May 1 at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academi...
• Vitamin D improves exercise outcomes in patients with COPD ScienceDaily (May 15, 2011) — Vitamin D supplements may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) get more from their pulmonary rehabilitation programs, according to a study conducted by researchers from Belgium. The study resul...
• Gene variant linked with development of COPD in men ScienceDaily (May 15, 2011) — Researchers have linked a variant in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) with the onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Caucasian men. The study population consisted of participants in the Veterans Administ...
• Vitamin D levels low in African-Americans with multiple sclerosis ScienceDaily (May 23, 2011) — African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don't have the disease, according to a study published in the May 24, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical j...
• Vitamin D increases speed of sperm cells, researchers discover ScienceDaily (May 25, 2011) — Vitamin D is important for optimal reproductive function in both animals and humans. It has long been known that serum vitamin D level is important for reproductive function in various animals, but now researchers from the ...
• Vitamin D insufficiency high among patients with early Parkinson disease ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2011) — Patients with a recent onset of Parkinson disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency, but vitamin D concentrations do not appear to decline during the progression of the disease, according to a report in the...
• Vitamin D supplements do not increase bone density in healthy children, review finds ScienceDaily (Oct. 6, 2010) — Giving vitamin D supplements to healthy children with normal vitamin D levels does not improve bone density at the hip, lumbar spine, forearm or in the body as a whole, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. Buil...
• Vitamin D deficiency linked to arterial stiffness in black teens ScienceDaily (July 29, 2010) — Vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, in black teens, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endoc...
• Vitamin D absorption is diminished in patients with Crohn's disease, researchers find ScienceDaily (Jan. 18, 2011) — Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time shown that reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent Crohn's disease (CD) may be the cause for their increased risk for vit...
• Low and high vitamin D levels in older women associated with increased likelihood of frailty ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2010) — A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that lower and higher vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of frail...
• Losing more than 15 percent of body weight significantly boosts vitamin D levels in overweight women ScienceDaily (May 26, 2011) — Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a new...
• High vitamin-D bread could help solve widespread insufficiency problem ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2011) — With most people unable to get enough vitamin D from sunlight or foods, scientists are suggesting that a new vitamin D-fortified food -- bread made with high-vitamin D yeast -- could fill that gap. Their study, confirming ...
• High levels of vitamin D appear to lower risk of age-related macular degeneration in young women ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2011) — High levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream appear to be associated with a decreased risk of developing early age-related macular degeneration among women younger than 75 years, according to a report in the April issue of ...
• Genetics determine winter vitamin D status ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2010) — Vitamin D is somewhat of an unusual "vitamin," because it can be made in the body from sunlight and most foods do not contain vitamin D unless added by fortification. Synthesis of vitamin D in the body requires exposure to...
• Biochemist proposes worldwide policy change to step up daily vitamin D intake ScienceDaily (Aug. 9, 2010) — Anthony Norman, a leading international expert in vitamin D, proposes worldwide policy changes regarding people's vitamin D daily intake amount in order to maximize the vitamin's contribution to reducing the frequency of ma...
• Genetic predisposition to certain skin cancers may be associated with vitamin D deficiency ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2010) — Patients with basal cell nevus syndrome, which predisposes them to develop non-melanoma skin cancers, appear to be at increased risk for vitamin D deficiency if they take steps to protect themselves from sunlight, accordin...
• Experts recommend screening for vitamin D deficiency in at-risk populations ScienceDaily (June 6, 2011) — The Endocrine Society has released "Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline." The clinical practice guideline (CPG) is published in the July 2011 issue...
• Common virus plus low sunlight exposure may increase risk of multiple sclerosis ScienceDaily (Apr. 19, 2011) — New research suggests that people who are exposed to low levels of sunlight coupled with a history of having a common virus known as mononucleosis may be at greater odds of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than those wit...