How Vitamin D Helps Your Immune System Fight Disease
Vitamin D does much more than just strengthen bones—it's like a coach for your immune system. Scientists have discovered that vitamin D helps control how your …
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Wild Soybean Proteins May Help Your Body Fight Inflammation
Researchers discovered that proteins found in wild soybeans might help reduce inflammation in the body by activating a natural defense system called the Hippo …
Read MoreHow Modern Life May Be Confusing Your Immune System
Your immune system has a memory—it learns from past infections and gets better at fighting future ones. This is usually helpful, but new research suggests that …
Read MoreDoes Folate Vitamin Help Your Immune System Work Better?
Researchers looked at whether a B vitamin called folate affects how well your immune system works. They studied a large group of people and measured their …
Read MoreHow AI is Helping Scientists Understand Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting—eating during certain times and fasting during others—shows promise for improving health and preventing diseases. Scientists are now using …
Read MoreTiny Algae Could Be the Future of Animal Feed and Health
Scientists are exploring how microalgae—tiny organisms that grow in water—could help farm animals stay healthier and grow better. These microscopic plants are …
Read MoreVitamin D and COVID-19: What the Latest Research Says
Scientists are debating whether vitamin D levels affect how severe COVID-19 becomes. This article is a response to another researcher's concerns about the …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters: How Diet Affects HIV and Gut Health
Researchers in Zimbabwe studied how different eating patterns affect people living with HIV. They compared people eating traditional foods (like grains and …
Read MoreEgg White Compounds May Boost Your Immune System
Scientists discovered that special proteins found in egg whites might help your body fight off infections and diseases. Researchers used advanced technology to …
Read MoreWhy Eating Different Foods Matters for People With HIV
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 412 adults living with HIV who were taking HIV medications to understand how eating a variety of different foods affects their …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Stop Eye Inflammation?
Researchers are suggesting that vitamin D might play an important role in preventing recurring eye inflammation, specifically a condition called episcleritis …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Keeping Preschoolers Healthy
Researchers studied over 3,300 American preschoolers to understand how vitamin D affects their chances of getting colds and respiratory infections. They found …
Read MoreWhich Supplements Actually Stop Colds? A Big Study Has Answers
Researchers looked at 107 studies involving over 100,000 adults to figure out which supplements work best at preventing colds and flu. They found that certain …
Read MoreMany Older Cancer Patients Try Alternative Treatments
Researchers in South Korea surveyed 420 older cancer patients to learn about their use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—treatments used …
Read MoreNew Scaffold Material May Help Bones Heal Better
Scientists created a special material made from tiny fibers that combines vitamin D and curcumin (a natural compound from turmeric) to help bones grow and …
Read MoreFermented Pickles May Boost Gut Health in Women
Researchers in rural Pakistan studied whether eating fermented pickles could improve gut health and immunity in women. Over 12 weeks, 230 women ate about 50 …
Read MoreVitamin D's Secret Weapon Against COVID-19 Virus
Scientists discovered that vitamin D helps your body make a special protein called LL-37 that can fight the COVID-19 virus in multiple ways. In lab tests, …
Read MoreCheese and Yogurt May Help You Live Longer, Study Shows
Researchers followed over 25,000 people for nearly 24 years to see how different types of cheese and fermented milk affected how long they lived. They found …
Read MoreVitamin D During Pregnancy May Help Kids Stay Healthier
Researchers reviewed 38 studies to understand how vitamin D supplements during pregnancy affect children's health. They found that when pregnant women took …
Read MoreGood Bacteria Gone Bad: When Probiotics End Up in Your Blood
Scientists studied seven strains of a popular probiotic bacteria called L. rhamnosus that were found in people's bloodstreams. Using advanced DNA sequencing …
Read MoreRare Infection Linked to Low Vitamin D and Mouth Sores
Doctors discovered a rare bloodstream infection caused by a bacteria normally found on skin in a healthy 50-year-old woman. The infection was unusual because …
Read MoreVitamin D and COVID-19: What the Science Actually Shows
Researchers reviewed existing studies looking at whether vitamin D levels affect how severe COVID-19 becomes. They found that most studies weren't designed …
Read MoreVitamin D and COVID Vaccines: What This Study Really Shows
Researchers followed 66 COVID-19 patients in the hospital to see if vitamin D levels or vaccination affected how sick they got or whether they survived. Most …
Read MoreHow Gut Bacteria Make a Healthy Fat That Boosts Immunity
Scientists discovered how certain bacteria in your gut produce a special type of fat called CLA that helps your immune system work better. These bacteria, …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Levels Help Predict Urinary Tract Infections?
Researchers tested whether simple measurements like vitamin D levels, urine acidity, age, and gender could help doctors predict who might have a urinary tract …
Read MoreEating More Protein May Help Your Body Fight Inflammation
Scientists studied how different amounts of protein, carbs, and fat in the diet affect how the body responds to infection in mice. They found that mice eating …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Changes Your Immune System at the Genetic Level
Scientists studied how vitamin D3 affects your body's immune system by looking at what happens inside immune cells. They gave one person high doses of vitamin …
Read MoreProbiotics Help Lambs Fight Infections Better
Researchers gave lambs a special probiotic supplement containing beneficial bacteria and measured how well their immune cells could fight infections. They used …
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