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Vitamin D May Play a Key Role in Getting Pregnant
Scientists discovered that vitamin D might be important for helping women get pregnant. When mice didn't have enough vitamin D, their bodies couldn't prepare …
Read MoreAir Chemicals May Hurt Teen Livers—Vitamin D Could Help
Researchers studied 1,280 teenagers to understand how invisible chemicals in the air (called volatile organic compounds or VOCs) might affect their liver …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Keep Blood Pressure Healthy in Young Adults?
Researchers studied 923 young adults to see if vitamin D levels affect blood pressure. They found that people with higher vitamin D levels had slightly lower …
Read MoreWhy Your Body Weight Matters More Than Vitamin D for Bone Health
Researchers studied 120 women who had recently gone through menopause to understand how vitamin D affects bone strength. While vitamin D is important for …
Read MoreVitamin D and Hormones May Protect Heart Health in Menopausal Women
Researchers studied 227 women going through menopause to understand how vitamin D and hormones affect heart health. They found that women with higher vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Prevent Arthritis Through Hormone Changes
Researchers used advanced genetic analysis to study whether vitamin D can help prevent rheumatoid arthritis, a disease where the body's immune system attacks …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Your Heart and Lungs Work Better?
Researchers looked at 29 studies involving over 15,000 people to understand if vitamin D affects how well your heart and lungs work together (called …
Read MoreVitamin D May Protect Kidneys During Cancer Chemotherapy
Researchers tested whether vitamin D could protect rat kidneys from damage caused by cisplatin, a common chemotherapy drug. They gave one group of rats …
Read MoreExercise Boosts Vitamin D in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia is a condition causing widespread pain and fatigue, and researchers have noticed that people with it often have low vitamin D levels. In this …
Read MoreWhy MS Runs in Families But Doesn't Always Get Worse
Researchers studied people who had their first multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms to understand why the disease runs in families. They found that people with …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Fight Brain Cancer Better
Scientists discovered that a special form of vitamin D called 1,25D3 might help make brain cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy drugs. The research …
Read MoreMystery Infertility May Be Linked to Vitamin D in Egg Fluid
Researchers studied the chemical makeup of fluid surrounding eggs in women who couldn't get pregnant without a clear medical reason. They compared 10 women …
Read MoreSpecial Calcium Supplement May Help Strengthen Bones in Arthritis Patients
Researchers studied 67 people with rheumatoid arthritis who also had weak bones. They gave them a special type of calcium supplement (called amorphous calcium …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Stop Lung Scarring Disease
Researchers discovered that vitamin D receptor, a protein in our cells, might help prevent lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis). In lab tests using lung cells, …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Stop Eye Disease from Getting Worse?
Researchers are investigating whether vitamin D supplements might help slow down or stop keratoconus, a condition where the cornea (the clear front part of …
Read MoreWhy Older Adults with High Blood Pressure Need These 3 Key Nutrients
Researchers studied 100 older adults with high blood pressure to understand why some develop weak bones and depression. They found that people with both …
Read MoreImportant Update: Vitamin D Study Retracted Due to Data Concerns
A research study about vitamin D and metabolic syndrome in rats has been officially retracted (taken back) by the journal that published it. This means the …
Read MoreDiabetes May Weaken Jaw Bone: What Dental X-Rays Reveal
Researchers studied how type 2 diabetes affects the strength and quality of jaw bone in men and women. They compared healthy people with diabetic patients and …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Affect Your Blood Cells? New Study Has Answers
Researchers wanted to know if vitamin D levels affect tiny blood cells called platelets in young, healthy adults. They studied 877 people aged 18-28 and …
Read MoreNew Drug Denosumab Helps Broken Bones Heal Better Than Vitamins Alone
Researchers compared two ways to treat broken bones caused by weak bones (osteoporosis). One group of patients took a new medicine called denosumab along with …
Read MoreToo Much Calcium Can Happen by Accident in Kids With Rare Bone Disease
A 6-year-old boy with a rare condition called HDR syndrome that affects how his body handles calcium became dangerously sick twice from having too much calcium …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Your Body Prepare for Pregnancy
Scientists discovered that vitamin D plays an important role in helping the uterus prepare for pregnancy. Researchers studied how vitamin D works in uterine …
Read MoreVitamin D Genes May Affect Pregnancy Blood Sugar Risk
Researchers investigated whether certain genes related to vitamin D processing in the body might influence the risk of developing gestational diabetes—a type …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Supplements Make Bones Stronger?
Researchers gave some rats vitamin D supplements while others didn't receive any, then studied how their bones changed. They looked at the structure, density, …
Read MoreNew CF Drug Shows Bones Stay Stable After 3 Years
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestion, and it often weakens bones. A new combination drug called ETI has been helping …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Stop Breast Cancer Cells from Growing
Scientists discovered that vitamin D works against breast cancer in a new way that wasn't understood before. When vitamin D levels are healthy, it changes how …
Read MoreWhy Your Skin Needs Vitamin D: What Science Says
Vitamin D, often called the "sunshine vitamin," does much more than just keep your bones strong. New research shows it plays an important role in skin health …
Read MoreWhy Your Vitamins Matter for a Healthy Mouth
Your mouth tells a story about your overall health, and vitamins play a starring role. When you don't get enough of certain vitamins, your mouth can develop …
Read MoreVitamin D and Heart Health in People With Asthma
Researchers studied thousands of people with asthma to understand how vitamin D levels and genetic differences affect heart health. They found that vitamin D …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Levels Change Throughout College Year
Researchers followed college students for an entire year to see how their vitamin D levels changed with the seasons and how this affected their health. Vitamin …
Read MoreVitamins May Help Middle-Aged Asian Women Feel Better and Healthier
Researchers studied 662 middle-aged Asian women to see if the vitamins in their blood were connected to their physical health, mental wellbeing, and muscle …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Your Mouth During Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs like doxorubicin can cause serious side effects in the mouth and throat, including inflammation and taste problems. Researchers studied …
Read MoreWhy Your Vitamin D Levels Matter for Thyroid Health
Scientists are discovering that vitamin D, a nutrient your body makes from sunlight, may play a bigger role in thyroid health than we thought. This review …
Read MoreHow to Stop Depression Before It Starts in Older Adults
Depression affects millions of older people and causes real suffering and disability. Scientists are working on ways to prevent depression before it happens, …
Read MoreVitamin D and Fasting May Help Heal Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested whether vitamin D and intermittent fasting could help treat a common liver disease called MASLD, which happens when fat builds up in the …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Fibroids? What Science Shows
Uterine fibroids are common non-cancerous growths that affect many women, especially women of African descent. Scientists have discovered that vitamin D might …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Calm Brain Inflammation Through a New Pathway
Scientists discovered how vitamin D might help reduce harmful inflammation in the brain. The study focused on special immune cells called microglia that can …
Read MoreWhy People With Parkinson's Have Weaker Bones
People with Parkinson's disease face a serious problem: their bones become weaker and break more easily, especially their hip bones. This happens because …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is a serious infection that affects millions of people worldwide, especially those with weakened immune systems. Scientists have noticed that many …
Read MoreSimple Pill After Thyroid Surgery Cuts Hospital Stay in Half
When doctors remove a thyroid gland, patients often develop low calcium levels that can cause problems and keep them in the hospital longer. Researchers tested …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Fight Breast Cancer Inflammation
Scientists tested whether vitamin D could reduce harmful inflammation in breast cancer cells grown in the laboratory. They treated two types of breast cancer …
Read MoreVitamin D and Body's Defense System in Leprosy Patients
Researchers in the Brazilian Amazon studied how vitamin D levels and the body's immune system work together in people with leprosy, a bacterial infection that …
Read MoreBlood Tests and Vitamin D May Help Predict Dementia Risk
Researchers studied over 162,000 people to understand how two simple blood markers—red blood cell variation and vitamin D levels—might predict dementia risk. …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Researchers in Finland followed adults over time to see if having enough vitamin D in their blood could help prevent type 2 diabetes. They measured vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect Back Surgery Recovery
Researchers studied 154 people who had surgery for a common type of lower back problem called lumbar spinal canal stenosis. They found that 71% of these …
Read MoreCan Energy Treatment Make Chicken Eggs and Meat Healthier?
Researchers tested whether a special energy treatment called "biofield energy treatment" could improve the quality of eggs and meat from Rhode Island Red …
Read MoreMagnesium and Vitamin D Team Up to Protect Your Kidneys
Researchers studied over 12,000 Americans to understand how two important nutrients—magnesium and vitamin D—work together to protect kidney health. They found …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Brain Damage from Diabetes
Researchers discovered that calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, may protect the brain from damage caused by type 2 diabetes. In a study using rats with …
Read MoreWhy Adding Fluorine to Vitamin D Might Make It Work Better
Scientists used advanced computer models to understand why certain vitamin D compounds with added fluorine atoms stick better to vitamin D receptors in our …
Read MoreThe Fat You Eat Changes How Your Body Uses Vitamins
Scientists discovered that the type and amount of fat in your food can dramatically change how well your body absorbs important vitamins. In this study, …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Predict Breast Cancer Treatment Success
Researchers studied 223 breast cancer patients to see if vitamin D levels could predict how well they'd respond to chemotherapy before surgery. They found that …
Read MoreFood as Medicine: How Diet May Help Your Thyroid Fight Hashimoto's
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a condition where your immune system attacks your thyroid gland, causing inflammation and fatigue. Scientists have discovered that …
Read MoreA Hormone Deficiency May Not Harm Bones as Much as Doctors Thought
Scientists studied how a rare hormone deficiency affects bone health. The hormone, called arginine vasopressin (AVP), helps your body control water balance. …
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 MoreVitamin D Helps Kids With Gut Disease Respond Better to Treatment
Researchers studied 84 children with inflammatory bowel disease (a condition that causes stomach and intestinal problems) who were taking a special medicine to …
Read MoreNew Vitamin D Delivery Method Shows Promise for Shoulder Injury Healing
Researchers tested a new way to deliver vitamin D to help heal shoulder injuries in rabbits. They combined two approaches: giving vitamin D by mouth and …
Read MoreScientists Find New Genetic Cause of Rickets Disease
Researchers have discovered a completely new way that rickets—a bone disease that weakens children's bones—can develop. Instead of just lacking vitamin D, some …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels and COVID-19 Severity: What We Learned
Researchers studied 19 hospitalized COVID-19 patients to understand whether vitamin D and a protein that carries it in the blood affect how sick people get. …
Read MoreA Gene Variant May Increase Stroke Risk in Sickle Cell Disease
Researchers studied how a specific gene variation affects vitamin D levels and stroke risk in children and young adults with sickle cell disease. They found …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Older Hearts from Inflammation
Researchers studied over 4,000 older adults to understand how vitamin D affects heart health. They found that people with low vitamin D and high inflammation …
Read MoreDoes Low Vitamin D Increase Thyroid Cancer Risk?
Researchers combined results from 23 different studies to see if vitamin D levels affect thyroid cancer risk. They found that people with thyroid cancer tend …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Liver Health in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers studied how vitamin D affects the liver in people with type 2 diabetes. Using rats with diabetes, they found that the disease causes harmful …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Prevent Scars and Acne? New Study Says Maybe Not
Researchers used a special genetic study method to investigate whether low vitamin D causes keloids (thick scars), acne, or hypertrophic scars (raised scars). …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Bone Cancer? What Science Shows
Researchers reviewed what we know about vitamin D and osteosarcoma, a serious type of bone cancer that mostly affects young people. While vitamin D is famous …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise: A Powerful Combo for Strong Muscles
A new review explores how vitamin D and physical activity work together to keep your muscles strong and healthy. Researchers found that both vitamin D and …
Read MoreHow Your Body Controls Minerals: New Discovery About FGF23
Scientists discovered how a protein called FGF23 works in your kidneys to control important minerals like phosphate and vitamin D. Using advanced microscopy, …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Your Body Fight Dengue Fever
Scientists discovered that vitamin D might help your immune system fight dengue virus more effectively. In lab tests, they compared immune cells with and …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels and Heart Disease Risk: What Iraqi Study Shows
Researchers in Iraq looked at whether vitamin D levels in the blood connect to heart disease risk factors in a group of people. They measured vitamin D and …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D and a Diabetes Drug Work Together to Help Transplanted Insulin Cells?
Scientists are exploring whether combining vitamin D with a type of diabetes medication called DPP-4 inhibitors could help protect transplanted …
Read MoreWhat Increases Infection Risk After Biliary Atresia Surgery?
Biliary atresia is a rare liver condition in babies that requires surgery called the Kasai procedure. After this surgery, some children develop a serious …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Chickens Fight Respiratory Virus
Scientists studied how a special form of vitamin D affects chicken cells infected with a common respiratory virus. They found that when cells were treated with …
Read MoreHow Your Blood Clotting and Bone Health Are Connected
Scientists have discovered that two body systems we usually think about separately—the system that stops bleeding and the system that builds bones—actually …
Read MoreImportant Update: Study on Vitamin D and Probiotics for Pregnancy Retracted
A research study about using vitamin D and probiotics together to help pregnant women with gestational diabetes has been officially retracted (removed) by the …
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 MoreNew Ways to Help Your Body Handle Vitamin D When Kidneys Aren't Working Well
When your kidneys aren't working properly, your body struggles to control vitamin D levels, which can cause serious health problems. Doctors have been using …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Early Puberty in Children
Researchers studied whether vitamin D levels affect when children go through puberty. They compared 494 children experiencing early puberty with 2,259 healthy …
Read MoreVitamin D and Stem Cells Show Promise for Kidney Damage from Diabetes
Researchers tested whether combining vitamin D with stem cell therapy could help repair kidney damage caused by diabetes. Using laboratory and animal models, …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent and Manage Diabetes?
Researchers reviewed what we know about vitamin D's role in three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes (which happens during pregnancy). …
Read MoreHow Elite Gymnastics Training Changes Your Body's Hormones
Researchers studied how intense exercise affects three important hormones in the body: growth hormone, testosterone, and cortisol. They compared elite male …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D and Female Hormones Help Fight COVID-19?
Researchers discovered that two natural substances in our bodies—vitamin D and the female hormone estrogen—may help protect cells from COVID-19 infection. …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Predict Breast Cancer Treatment Success
Researchers studied 96 breast cancer patients to see if simple blood tests and body measurements could predict how well patients would respond to cancer …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help You Live Longer, Especially in Middle Age
Researchers studied nearly 47,500 people to understand how vitamin D affects how long we live. They found that people with healthy vitamin D levels had a lower …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Cancer Patients Fight Back Better
Scientists reviewed 13 studies involving 2,592 cancer patients to see if vitamin D helps people respond better to immunotherapy—a type of cancer treatment that …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D in Food Prevent Stomach Cancer? New Study Says No
Researchers looked at whether eating foods with vitamin D could help prevent stomach cancer. They combined information from five different studies involving …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Keep Your Eggs Healthy, New Study Shows
Researchers studied nearly 1,500 women trying to have babies through fertility treatments to see if vitamin D levels affected their egg health. They measured …
Read MoreUnderstanding How Vitamin D and Genes Work Together in Diabetes
Scientists are working to better understand how vitamin D interacts with our genes, particularly a gene called Omentin-1, which may affect weight and blood …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D and Green Tea Help Shrink Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are common non-cancerous growths that affect many women and can cause pain and heavy bleeding. Researchers reviewed studies showing that …
Read MoreEpilepsy Drugs and Bone Health: What You Need to Know
People with epilepsy take medications to prevent seizures, but some of these drugs may weaken bones over time. Researchers reviewed what we know about how …
Read MoreSpecial Vitamins and Supplements Help Young Pigs Build Stronger Bones
Researchers tested whether special forms of vitamin D, along with two common joint supplements, could help young pigs develop stronger bones after weaning. …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Be Linked to Vision Loss in Older Adults
Researchers studied whether vitamin D levels affect age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common eye disease that causes vision loss in older people. They …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Brain From Memory Loss?
Researchers used a special statistical method to investigate whether vitamin D levels affect the risk of developing dementia and memory problems. This study …
Read MoreCan Vitamins Help Kids with Autism and ADHD? What Science Shows
Researchers looked at dozens of studies to see if vitamin supplements could help children with autism and ADHD. They found that taking certain vitamins may …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase COVID-19 Death Risk
Researchers in Taiwan studied 481 people to see if vitamin D levels affected COVID-19 outcomes. While vitamin D didn't seem to protect people from catching …
Read MoreBreathing in Vitamin D May Protect Lungs from Ozone Damage
Scientists discovered that vitamin D delivered as a mist directly to the lungs might protect against damage from ozone pollution. In lab tests using human lung …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Older Women Fight Weight Gain and Heart Problems
Researchers studied how vitamin D affects older female mice that ate a high-fat diet. They found that vitamin D supplementation helped reduce body weight, …
Read MoreVitamin D May Boost Depression Medications in New Study
Researchers tested whether vitamin D could help antidepressant medications work better by studying rats with depression-like symptoms. They found that vitamin …
Read MoreWeak Bones from Liver Disease: Why Doctors Miss It
People with chronic liver disease often develop weak bones without realizing it, a condition called hepatic osteodystrophy. This happens because damaged livers …
Read MoreHow to Help Seniors Prevent Body Pain in Nursing Homes
Researchers studied 311 older adults living in nursing homes to understand what helps them prevent muscle and joint pain. They found that knowledge, confidence …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise Help Protect Muscles in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers discovered that combining vitamin D with medium-intensity weight training is especially effective at protecting and strengthening muscles in people …
Read MoreVitamin D and Your Immune System's COVID-19 Defense
Researchers studied 264 people in Lebanon to understand how vitamin D affects the body's ability to fight COVID-19. They found that people with higher levels …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Levels Matter for Cancer Patients With Lung Spread
Researchers looked at vitamin D levels in 38 cancer patients, comparing those whose cancer had spread to the lungs with those whose hadn't. They found that …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Your Stomach Cancer Risk
Researchers in China studied 672 people to understand how diet affects stomach cancer risk. They found that people who ate foods that cause more inflammation …
Read MoreVitamin D and Blood Clotting Link to Heart Attack Severity
Researchers studied 300 heart attack patients across three countries to understand how vitamin D and a blood protein called fibrinogen relate to heart attack …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels and Brain Health in Older Adults
Researchers studied 289 older adults (ages 65-85) to understand how different types of vitamin D in the blood relate to memory and thinking skills. They found …
Read MoreVitamin D Enzyme Deletion May Protect Gut from Chemo Damage
Chemotherapy drugs like 5-fluorouracil can seriously damage the intestines, causing painful inflammation and digestive problems. Scientists discovered that …
Read MoreVitamin D Compound Shows Promise Against Throat Cancer
Scientists discovered that a special form of vitamin D called 24R,25(OH)2D3 affects throat cancer cells in different ways depending on the type of cancer cell. …
Read MoreHow Sunlight Affects Hunger and Reproduction in Mice
Scientists discovered that moderate sun exposure (specifically UVB radiation) affects how hungry mice feel and their reproductive behavior, but in different …
Read MoreVitamin D Boosts Diabetes Medicine Power in New Study
Researchers tested whether adding vitamin D to metformin—a common diabetes medication—could help protect the liver and control blood sugar better. They studied …
Read MoreCan Blood Tests Predict Lung Disease in Young Foals?
Researchers studied 200 young foals on a farm where a specific bacteria commonly causes pneumonia (lung infection). They collected blood samples from birth …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Control Blood Sugar in Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers tested whether vitamin D could help mice with type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar levels. They found that mice receiving vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamin D Didn't Help Kidney Patients in Critical Care
Researchers tested whether special forms of vitamin D could protect the kidneys of very sick hospital patients. They gave 150 critically ill adults either two …
Read MoreDoes Daily Sunscreen Lower Your Vitamin D Levels?
Researchers in Australia wanted to know if using sunscreen every day actually prevents your body from making vitamin D. They followed 628 people for a …
Read MoreWhy People with Sjögren's Syndrome Need Strong Bones
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects middle-aged and older women, causing dry eyes and dry mouth. Researchers have discovered that …
Read MoreWhy More Kids Need Glasses: What Scientists Found About Nearsightedness
Nearsightedness (myopia) is becoming more common worldwide, and scientists are discovering why. This research explains how the eye grows too long, making …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets May Affect How Kids' Bones Grow and Change
Researchers in Finland compared how bones develop in young children and their parents who eat different types of diets. They looked at children ages 2-7 and …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Protect Against Throat Cancer? New Study Suggests Yes
Researchers used a special type of genetic study to investigate whether vitamin D levels affect the risk of laryngeal cancer (cancer of the voice box). By …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Dental Implants Stay Healthy?
Researchers are investigating whether vitamin D plays an important role in helping dental implants work better and last longer. Vitamin D is known to support …
Read MoreWhen Seizure Medicines Make Things Worse: A Hidden Cause Doctors Missed
A 27-year-old man kept having seizures even though he was taking multiple seizure medications. Doctors discovered his body wasn't controlling calcium levels …
Read MoreVitamin D: Your Secret Weapon for Healthy Gums
A new review in the British Dental Journal explores how vitamin D might help keep your gums and teeth healthy. Vitamin D is a nutrient your body makes when …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Stop Aggressive Breast Cancer from Spreading
Researchers discovered that calcitriol, an active form of vitamin D, may help prevent a dangerous type of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Help Spot Early Puberty in Girls
Researchers found that a simple blood test measuring the ratio of vitamin D to insulin might help doctors identify girls who are going through puberty too …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Diabetic Emergencies?
Researchers are investigating whether vitamin D plays a role in preventing serious diabetes complications called ketosis and ketoacidosis. These conditions …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Helps Keep Your Skin Young and Healthy
Scientists have discovered that vitamin D plays an important role in keeping skin looking young and preventing wrinkles and age spots. When your skin gets …
Read MoreHair Loss and Vitamins: New Study Finds No Clear Connection
Researchers wanted to know if low vitamin levels or thyroid problems cause a type of permanent hair loss called scarring alopecia. They compared blood test …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Be Linked to Hearing Problems in Meniere's Disease
Researchers discovered that people with Meniere's disease—a condition affecting the inner ear that causes dizziness and hearing loss—tend to have lower vitamin …
Read MoreMuscle-Building Supplements: What Works Best for Aging Adults
As we age, our muscles naturally get weaker—a condition called sarcopenia. Scientists reviewed the latest research on multi-ingredient supplements …
Read MoreNew CF Drug Helps Young Kids' Pancreases Work Better
Researchers studied a new medicine called elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to see if it could help their …
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 MoreVitamin D May Boost Arthritis Drug Effectiveness in New Study
Researchers discovered that vitamin D might help arthritis medications work better for people with psoriatic arthritis, a condition where the immune system …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Control Immune System in Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers discovered that vitamin D might help calm down the overactive immune system in people with type 1 diabetes. Using computer analysis and lab tests, …
Read MoreWhat Old Teeth Tell Us About Vitamin D in the Past
Scientists studied the teeth of people who lived in Northern England between 1711 and 1857 to figure out how much vitamin D they had in their bodies. By …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers discovered that vitamin D3 might help protect mice from developing Alzheimer's disease-like brain damage. The study found that vitamin D3 worked by …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Brain Health in Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder where breathing stops and starts repeatedly during sleep. This can reduce oxygen to the brain and …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Do More Than Just Strengthen Bones?
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones strong, but scientists are now investigating whether it might help prevent other serious health problems like heart …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Kids Recover Faster From Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is a serious illness that affects young children and can damage their hearts. Researchers tested whether adding vitamin D to standard …
Read MoreHow Food Affects Your Mood: The Serotonin-Nutrition Connection
Scientists reviewed hundreds of studies to understand how the food you eat affects serotonin, a brain chemical that controls your mood, sleep, and appetite. …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Prevent Memory Loss? What Science Shows
Researchers combined results from 22 studies involving over 53,000 people to understand if vitamin D affects dementia risk. They found that people with low …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Women With PCOS Get Pregnant Through IVF?
Researchers looked at 59 studies to understand if vitamin D levels affect pregnancy success in women with PCOS (a common hormone condition) who are trying to …
Read MoreNew Tiny Particles Could Help Fight Lung Cancer Better
Scientists are exploring how super-tiny particles called nanomaterials could deliver vitamins D and K directly to lung cancer tumors. These vitamins have shown …
Read MoreCan Zapping Fish With Radiation Keep It Safe Without Losing Vitamin D?
Fish like salmon and trout are packed with vitamin D, which our bodies need for strong bones and healthy immune systems. But when fish travels long distances …
Read MoreNew Vitamin D Treatment May Help Prevent Bone Loss in Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists discovered that a special type of vitamin D called eldecalcitol may help prevent weak bones in people with type 2 diabetes. The research shows this …
Read MoreNew Blood Test Combo May Help Predict Health Risks in Diabetes
Researchers studied over 82,000 American adults with type 2 diabetes to find better ways to predict serious health problems. They discovered that combining two …
Read MoreTwo Common Drugs May Help Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Work Better
Researchers discovered that combining two existing medications—paricalcitol (a vitamin D-like drug) and hydroxychloroquine (an antimalarial drug)—may make …
Read MoreWhat Elite Athletes Need to Know About Vitamin D Levels
Researchers in Germany studied vitamin D levels in professional athletes to understand how much of this important nutrient they have in their bodies and what …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Reduce Pain After Stomach Surgery?
Researchers are investigating whether vitamin D might help patients recover better and experience less pain after gastrointestinal surgery. Studies suggest …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Kidney Dialysis Patients Stay Stronger
Researchers studied 81 people receiving kidney dialysis treatment in Toronto to understand how vitamin D affects muscle strength. They found that people with …
Read MoreNatural Supplements May Help Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease where the body's immune system attacks the joints, causing pain and swelling. Scientists reviewed dozens of studies about …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Lower Cancer Risk in Younger Women
Researchers followed over 51,000 women for nearly 14 years to understand how vitamin D affects cancer risk before menopause. They found that women with low …
Read MoreCan Vitamins A and D Help Reduce Tourette Syndrome Tics?
Tourette syndrome is a condition where people experience involuntary movements and sounds called tics. Researchers found that people with Tourette syndrome …
Read MoreWhat Germans Really Think About Vitamins and Supplements
A new survey of over 1,000 German adults reveals that three out of four people take vitamins or mineral supplements, with magnesium and vitamin D being the …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Affect Your Voice? New Study Has Answers
Researchers in Thailand discovered that vitamin D levels may be connected to how your voice sounds and works. They studied 480 people and recorded their voices …
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 MoreVitamin D May Help Kids Fight Severe Pneumonia Better
Researchers studied 78 children with severe pneumonia to see if vitamin D levels affected how well their bodies fought the infection. They found that children …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Keeps Your Bones Strong and Healthy
Vitamin D is much more than just a nutrient—it's a powerful hormone that your body uses to build and maintain strong bones. Scientists have discovered that …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Liver Cancer?
Liver cancer is a serious disease that affects nearly 1 million people worldwide each year, often caused by hepatitis infections. Scientists are exploring how …
Read MoreMany Shoulder Surgery Patients Have Nutrition Problems Before Surgery
Researchers looked at 42 people getting shoulder surgery to see how many had nutrition problems before their operation. They found that about 12% of patients …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Exotic Pets Beyond Strong Bones
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones healthy, but new research shows it does much more for exotic animals like reptiles and birds. Scientists have discovered …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect Healing After Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Researchers looked at 147 patients who had breast reconstruction surgery using their own body tissue to see if vitamin D levels before surgery affected their …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Lupus Flare-Ups in New Study
Researchers studied 60 patients with lupus, a disease where the body's immune system attacks itself, to see if vitamin D levels affect how active the disease …
Read MoreWhy People With Low Parathyroid Hormone Feel Worse Than Others
Researchers studied over 1,000 people with hypoparathyroidism, a condition where the body doesn't make enough parathyroid hormone. They found that people with …
Read MoreWhat Vitamins and Minerals Do Athletes Really Need?
A team of nutrition experts reviewed scientific research to understand what vitamins and minerals athletes need to perform their best. They found that most …
Read MoreMuscle Loss in Lung Disease: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
People with COPD (a serious lung disease) often lose muscle mass, which makes their condition worse. This research explains why this happens—inflammation, poor …
Read MoreCan Vitamins Help Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Researchers in Jordan wanted to understand if taking vitamin and mineral supplements helps cancer patients feel better overall. They asked 220 cancer patients …
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 MoreStudy on Vitamin D and Warts Has Been Retracted
A research study that looked at whether vitamin D levels might affect the chances of getting warts has been officially retracted (taken back) by the journal …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Bones Stay Strong by Boosting Vitamin D
Scientists discovered that a specific type of helpful bacteria called Bifidobacterium adolescentis CCFM1447 might help prevent weak bones in older adults. The …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Older South Asian Women Stay Strong
Researchers studied 120 older South Asian women in England to see if vitamin D affects muscle strength and ability to move around. They found that nearly half …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Male Fertility During Stress
Researchers studied how vitamin D affects male reproductive health in stressed mice. When mice were stressed and given vitamin D supplements, their sperm …
Read MoreLow Calcium Levels Can Cause Painful Skin Pustules
Doctors discovered that a woman's painful skin condition was actually caused by dangerously low calcium levels in her blood, not a common skin disease. After …
Read MoreDoes Losing Weight Hurt Your Bones? What Science Says
When people with extra weight lose pounds through diet and exercise, it's usually great for their health. But researchers want to make sure weight loss doesn't …
Read MoreCan Vitamins Help Eye Pain From Nerve Problems?
Eye pain from damaged nerves is a serious problem that's hard to treat and makes people miserable. Scientists looked at whether vitamins B3, B12, and D might …
Read MoreHow Exercise Helps Your Muscles Burn Fat Better
Scientists discovered that aerobic exercise (like running or cycling) helps your muscles get rid of excess fat by activating a special protein called the …
Read MoreHigh Vitamin D Levels May Not Protect Against Memory Loss
Researchers in Japan studied whether vitamin D protects the brain from dementia (severe memory loss). They followed nearly 14,000 adults for about 10 years, …
Read MoreScientists Use Special Mice to Unlock Vitamin D Secrets
Researchers used a unique group of laboratory mice called Collaborative Cross mice to better understand how vitamin D works in our bodies. These special mice …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect Vitamin D Levels and Injury Risk
Researchers studied 137 elite athletes in Kazakhstan to understand how their genes affect vitamin D levels and injury risk. They found that over 60% of these …
Read MoreWhere You Carry Fat May Affect Your Brain Health
Scientists studied over 440,000 people to understand how body fat in different areas might affect dementia risk. They found that fat around your belly (waist) …
Read MoreVitamin D and Colon Cancer: What Your Weight Might Change
Researchers looked at how vitamin D levels affect colon cancer outcomes, especially in people with different body weights. This study examined whether getting …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Tired Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Cancer patients, especially older adults, often experience extreme tiredness that rest doesn't fix. This tiredness comes from inflammation, muscle loss, and …
Read MoreVitamin D and Probiotics May Help PCOS Patients Undergoing Fertility Treatment
Researchers tested whether taking vitamin D and probiotics together could help women with PCOS (a common hormone condition) who were trying to get pregnant …
Read MoreStrong Bones Without Extra Pills? What New Research Shows
Researchers studied 344 people (mostly women in their 70s) taking a bone-strengthening medicine called denosumab to see if adding calcium and vitamin D …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Fatty Liver Disease in Diabetics?
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to see if vitamin D levels affect fatty liver disease in people with type 2 diabetes. Fatty liver disease …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Lungs Fight Infection After Menopause
Researchers studied how a form of vitamin D called calcitriol might protect the lungs during serious infections in mice that went through menopause and were …
Read MoreNew Hope: Two Treatments Show Promise Against Blood Cancer
Researchers tested whether two substances—interferon-beta (a protein that boosts immunity) and vitamin D—could slow down acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a …
Read MoreWhy Kids on Kidney Dialysis Get Bone and Muscle Pain
Children who receive hemodialysis (a treatment that cleans their blood when their kidneys don't work) often experience bone and muscle pain. Researchers …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Older Men Keep Their Muscle Strength
Researchers followed 1,292 older adults in Korea for two years to see if vitamin D levels affected muscle loss, a condition called sarcopenia that makes it …
Read MoreChildhood Stress May Weaken Bones Later in Life
A large study of over 165,000 people in the UK found that children who experience trauma may have weaker bones as adults. Researchers looked at people's …
Read MoreNatural Compounds May Help Protect Brain Health and Memory
Researchers tested whether two natural substances—schisandrin B (from a plant) and vitamin D—could help protect brain function in aging rats fed an unhealthy …
Read MoreMany Kids Missing Key Vitamins and Minerals
A new review of German nutrition studies shows that many children and teenagers aren't getting enough important vitamins and minerals like calcium, iron, …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Your Tendons Heal After Surgery?
Researchers looked at 10 studies to understand whether vitamin D helps tendons heal better after surgery. Tendons are tough cords that connect muscles to …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Your Liver from Metabolic Damage
Researchers studied whether vitamin D could help protect the liver in rats with metabolic syndrome—a condition involving high blood sugar, high cholesterol, …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Keep Your Blood Healthy
Researchers studied over 37,000 people from the United States and China to understand how vitamin D affects a marker of blood health called the platelet-to-HDL …
Read MoreWhy Some People Still Have High Hormone Levels After Parathyroid Surgery
Doctors sometimes remove the parathyroid gland to treat a condition called hyperparathyroidism, which affects hormone balance in the body. However, new …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Affect Your Thyroid? What Science Says
Researchers are investigating whether vitamin D plays a role in how your thyroid works. Your thyroid is a small gland in your neck that controls many important …
Read MoreMany Parkinson's Patients Use Supplements Without Telling Their Doctors
Researchers in Lithuania surveyed people with Parkinson's disease to find out how many use vitamins, supplements, and alternative treatments. They discovered …
Read MoreNew Eye Disease Treatments: Combining Medicine with Vitamins
Scientists are exploring whether combining a popular eye disease medicine called bevacizumab with vitamins and supplements could work better than using the …
Read MoreMore Americans Taking Vitamins and Supplements Than Ever Before
A new study looked at how many Americans take vitamins and dietary supplements from 2011 to 2023. Researchers found that the number of adults using supplements …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Explain Why Some Obese People Stay Healthier
Researchers studied over 1,500 people in China who struggle with weight to understand how vitamin D affects their health. They found that people with higher …
Read MoreYour Daily Activity Pattern May Affect Diabetes Risk
Researchers studied over 74,000 people to understand how our daily activity patterns—when we're active versus resting throughout the day—might affect diabetes …
Read MoreVitamin D's Health Benefits Depend on Your Blood Sugar and Gender
A large study of over 4,000 Americans found that vitamin D affects your body differently depending on whether you have diabetes, prediabetes, or normal blood …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Predict COVID-19 Outcomes
Researchers studied whether vitamin D levels could help predict how sick COVID-19 patients would become. They compared 95 people with COVID-19 to 75 healthy …
Read MoreWhy Inflammation and Blood Sugar Matter for Muscle Loss
Researchers studied over 10,000 American adults to understand why some people lose muscle mass as they age. They found that people with higher levels of body …
Read MoreHow Summer Training Changes Athletes' Body Chemistry
Researchers studied 16 Paralympic snowboarders during summer strength training to see how exercise affects their body's chemical processes. They collected …
Read MoreHow Much Sunlight Do Pet Skinks Really Need?
Researchers studied blue-tongued skinks to figure out the right amount of ultraviolet B (UVB) light these popular pet reptiles need to stay healthy. They found …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Kidneys Recover from Severe Infections
When someone has a severe infection (sepsis), their kidneys can fail, which is very dangerous. Scientists discovered that vitamin D might protect kidneys by …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Serious Infections in Kids and Adults
Researchers combined results from 39 studies involving over 61,000 people to understand how vitamin D affects sepsis—a life-threatening infection that spreads …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help People With Lupus Feel Better?
Lupus is a disease where the body's immune system attacks itself, causing pain and inflammation. Scientists have noticed that many people with lupus don't have …
Read MorePopular Tube Feed Formulas May Not Have All Nutrients Kids Need
Researchers looked at three popular commercial blenderized tube feeds (special liquid nutrition given through feeding tubes) to see if they provide complete …
Read MoreWhat Scientists Know About Vitamin D and Childhood Asthma
Researchers looked at 20 years of studies (2003-2023) about vitamin D and asthma in children to understand what we've learned so far. They found 656 research …
Read MoreNew Way to Prove What Really Causes Health Changes
Scientists developed a new method to figure out whether something actually causes a health change or if it's just a coincidence. They tested their approach by …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels Change During Camel Pregnancy
Researchers studied how vitamin D levels change in pregnant camels and how a camel's body weight affects these levels. They measured vitamin D in female camels …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Skin and Heart Health Together
Researchers are exploring whether vitamin D, a nutrient your body makes from sunlight, could help people with psoriasis (a skin condition) while also …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists studied 143 children at high risk for type 1 diabetes to understand how vitamin D might protect them. They found that children with higher levels of …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Women With PCOS Get Pregnant Through IVF
Researchers studied 111 women with PCOS (a common condition affecting fertility) who were trying to get pregnant using IVF or ICSI treatments. They measured …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Calm Inflammation in MS?
Researchers are investigating whether taking vitamin D supplements might help reduce harmful inflammation in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This letter …
Read MoreDirty Air May Increase Risk of Serious Stomach Bleeding
Researchers studied over 432,000 people in the UK for more than 13 years to see if air pollution affects stomach health. They found that people exposed to …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Heart Rhythm Problems After Heart Surgery?
Researchers looked at multiple studies to see if taking vitamin D before heart bypass surgery could prevent a common complication called atrial fibrillation—an …
Read MoreWhy People With Arthritis Get Weak Bones Faster
Researchers looked at 57 studies to understand why people with rheumatoid arthritis (a disease that causes joint pain and swelling) are more likely to develop …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Keep Your Skin Young and Healthy
Scientists have discovered that vitamin D plays an important role in keeping skin healthy as we age. This research review explains how vitamin D works inside …
Read MoreVitamin D May Protect Your Liver From Harmful Chemicals
Scientists discovered that vitamin D might help protect the liver from damage caused by bisphenol A (BPA), a common chemical found in plastics and other …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels and a Common Parasite in Women
Researchers in Iran studied whether vitamin D levels are connected to a parasite infection called toxoplasmosis in women of childbearing age. Toxoplasmosis is …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Controls Muscle Genes in Fish (And Why It Matters)
Scientists discovered that vitamin D acts like a control switch for genes in salmon muscle tissue. When researchers studied four different muscle types in …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent or Fight Colorectal Cancer?
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and doctors are always looking for ways to prevent it and help patients survive longer. …
Read MoreDoes Your Job Affect Your Vitamin D Levels and Happiness?
Researchers in Germany compared vitamin D levels in hospital workers and waste workers to see if their jobs affected how much vitamin D they had in their …
Read MoreSpecial Protein Drink Helps Older Adults Recover Faster and Costs Less
Researchers studied whether a special protein drink designed to build muscle could help older adults with muscle weakness recover better during hospital …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Heart? What Science Says
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones strong, but scientists have discovered that your heart also uses vitamin D. When people don't get enough vitamin D, they …
Read MoreEating More Whole Grains May Help Your Body Use Vitamin D Better
Researchers in China tested whether eating more whole grains could help people at risk of diabetes get better vitamin D levels. For 12 weeks, some people ate …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Changes Muscle Genes in Fish (And Why It Matters)
Scientists studied how vitamin D affects the genes in salmon muscles by looking at the genetic instructions that tell muscles how to work. They discovered that …
Read MoreCommon Chemicals May Change How Kids' Bodies Use Vitamin D
Researchers studied 236 children to see if everyday chemicals found in products like food packaging and furniture might affect how their bodies handle vitamin …
Read MoreWhy Your Blood Pressure Numbers Matter for Heart Health
Researchers studied over 3,300 people to understand how the difference between your top and bottom blood pressure numbers (called pulse pressure) connects to …
Read MoreHow Vitamins Help Corals Build Their Skeletons
Scientists studied how different vitamins affect the way octocorals (a type of sea coral) build their internal skeletons. Using a special glowing dye to track …
Read MoreWhy Kids With ADHD Don't Show Expected DNA Damage
Researchers compared 42 children with ADHD to 36 healthy children and found something surprising. Kids with ADHD had higher levels of harmful molecules called …
Read MoreWhy Your Vitamin D Levels Matter for Heart Health
A new research article explores how vitamin D—a nutrient your body makes from sunlight and gets from certain foods—may play an important role in preventing …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels Stay Steady Throughout the Day
Researchers studied how vitamin D levels in the blood change during a 24-hour period in healthy adults from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. They kept …
Read MoreLosing Weight Fixes Your Body's Vitamin D Problems
When people gain weight, their bodies often struggle to use vitamin D properly, even if they get enough of it. Scientists studied mice to understand this …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Older Men Control Blood Sugar Better Than Women
Researchers studied how vitamin D affects blood sugar control in aging mice, finding that it may work differently in males versus females. The study discovered …
Read MoreWhy Some Chickens Break Their Bones More Easily
Researchers studied why some laying hens get broken breastbones more often than others. They looked at the genes of over 1,000 chickens and found that genetics …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Keep Dental Implants Healthy?
Researchers looked at five studies to understand whether vitamin D levels affect the health of dental implants, specifically a condition called …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Affect Your Tear Film Health
Researchers studied whether vitamin D levels affect the health of tears in your eyes. They compared 34 people with low vitamin D to 34 people with normal …
Read MoreNew Blood Test Combo Could Help Spot Early Puberty in Girls
Doctors have found a better way to diagnose when girls go through puberty too early. Instead of doing an uncomfortable test, researchers discovered that …
Read MoreWhy Your Calcium Drops When Starting Bone-Strengthening Medicine
Researchers studied 67 people with weak bones who took medicines to stop bone loss. They found something interesting: when patients' calcium levels dropped in …
Read MoreCan Vitamins Help Your Dental Implants Stay Strong?
Researchers looked at dozens of studies to understand how vitamins and supplements affect dental implants. They found that vitamin D appears to be especially …
Read MoreUV Light Boosts Vitamin D in Milk from Indoor Dairy Cows
Scientists discovered that exposing dairy cows to artificial ultraviolet (UV) light for just 30-60 minutes per day can significantly increase the amount of …
Read MoreNew Injection Helps Japanese Patients With Low Calcium Disorder
Researchers tested a new medication called palopegteriparatide to help Japanese adults with hypoparathyroidism, a condition where the body doesn't make enough …
Read MoreVitamin D May Protect Your Liver From Fatty Food Damage
Researchers studied whether vitamin D could protect mice from liver damage caused by eating a high-fat diet. They found that mice eating fatty foods developed …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D May Help Protect Teen Livers from Fat Buildup
Researchers studied nearly 950 teenagers to understand how vitamin D levels affect fatty liver disease, a condition where too much fat builds up in the liver. …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Reduce Belly Fat in Older Adults?
Researchers studied 600 older adults in Iran to see if vitamin D levels were connected to the amount of deep belly fat they had. They found a weak connection: …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Keep Your Cells Young and Healthy
Researchers studied whether vitamin D supplements could help keep cells young in women at risk for diabetes. In this carefully controlled study, some women …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Heal Acid Reflux Damage in the Throat
Researchers studied whether vitamin D3 could help treat acid reflux disease (GERD) in rats. They found that vitamin D3 reduced inflammation and helped restore …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Get Sicker Earlier
Researchers studied 37 children with type 1 diabetes to understand why some get the disease earlier and develop more health problems. They found that children …
Read MoreLiving Healthier Can Reduce Fatigue and Depression in MS
A new study of 839 people with multiple sclerosis found that healthy lifestyle choices—like exercising regularly, eating well, meditating, not smoking, and …
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 MoreNatural Supplements May Help Women with PCOS Balance Hormones
Researchers reviewed 78 studies about using natural supplements to help women with PCOS (a common hormone condition). They found that certain supplements like …
Read MoreVitamin D May Play a Bigger Role in Pregnancy Than We Thought
Scientists discovered that vitamin D does more than just help your bones—it may be important for pregnancy too. Researchers found that when mice didn't get …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Protect Newborn Brains from Injury?
When newborns don't get enough oxygen during birth, their brain cells can die in a process called ferroptosis—where iron builds up inside cells and damages …
Read MoreWeight Loss Surgery May Help Fix Vitamin Deficiencies
Researchers looked at data from nearly 3,000 American adults to understand how weight loss surgery affects vitamin and mineral levels in the body. They …
Read MoreVitamin D and Probiotics May Help Protect Gut Health as We Age
As we get older, our gut bacteria, immune system, and vitamin D levels all change in ways that can make us less healthy. Scientists created a computer model to …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Your Mouth and Throat
Scientists used a special genetic study method to investigate whether vitamin D really protects our mouths and throats from disease. They analyzed genetic …
Read MoreWhy People Who Age Faster May Have Higher Schizophrenia Risk
Scientists studied over 500,000 people in the UK to understand if our bodies aging faster than normal might be connected to schizophrenia, a serious mental …
Read MoreGetting Enough Vitamin D May Lower MS Risk in Women
Researchers followed nearly 78,000 Norwegian women for 20 years to see if vitamin D intake affects the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Help Build Muscle? What We Need to Know
Researchers are raising important questions about whether studies linking vitamin D to muscle strength actually apply to everyone. While many studies suggest …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Be Your Secret Weapon Against Cavities?
Scientists are taking a fresh look at vitamin D's role in preventing cavities, a topic that was actually popular decades ago before fluoride took over. This …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Spot Muscle Loss Before It Becomes a Problem
Researchers studied 77 people to understand why some lose muscle strength as they age. They found that people with muscle loss had different levels of certain …
Read MoreCould Low Vitamin D Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk?
Researchers reviewed 18 studies to understand whether vitamin D levels affect ovarian cancer risk and survival. Most studies found that women with low vitamin …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Slow Kidney Disease Decline
Researchers used genetic data to study whether vitamin D helps protect kidney function in people with chronic kidney disease. They analyzed information from …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels Help Prevent Low Calcium After Thyroid Surgery
Researchers combined results from eight studies involving over 4,000 patients to understand how vitamin D affects calcium levels after parathyroid surgery. …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Kids With Type 1 Diabetes?
Researchers looked at multiple studies to see if taking vitamin D supplements helps children with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a condition where the …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Male Fertility in Overweight Mice
A new study found that vitamin D might help protect reproductive health in obese mice fed a high-fat diet. Researchers gave some mice vitamin D along with …
Read MoreSurgery Alone May Not Fix Kidney Calcium Problems
Doctors sometimes remove the parathyroid glands to treat a serious condition called uremic tumoral calcinosis, which causes calcium to build up in the bodies …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Prevent Nerve Damage From Cancer Treatment?
Cancer patients receiving certain chemotherapy drugs often develop painful nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy. Researchers reviewed 11 studies to see if …
Read MoreNew AI Tool Helps Predict Bone Fractures in Older Women
Researchers used artificial intelligence to create tools that can predict which postmenopausal women are most likely to break bones in the future. By studying …
Read MoreVitamin D and Heart Health: What Older Adults Need to Know
Researchers studied 299 elderly people in Italy to understand how vitamin D levels affect heart disease risk. They found that people with lower vitamin D had …
Read MoreHow Menopause Changes Affect MS Inflammation in Women
When women go through menopause, their bodies change in ways that might affect multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. Researchers studied 16 women with MS and 15 …
Read MoreVitamin D Does More Than Build Bones—It Helps Your Liver
Scientists are discovering that vitamin D plays a much bigger role in liver health than previously thought. This review examines how vitamin D affects various …
Read MoreNew Form of Vitamin D Works in Skin Cells
Scientists discovered that a specific form of vitamin D called 1,24,25(OH)3D3 is fully active and working in skin cells, just like other known forms of vitamin …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Fix Gut Health in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers discovered that a special form of vitamin D might help people with type 2 diabetes by improving their gut bacteria and strengthening their …
Read MoreTiny Minerals That Fight Thyroid Disease
Your thyroid is a small gland that controls how your body uses energy, and sometimes it attacks itself, causing disease. Scientists have discovered that tiny …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Kids Fight Off Colds and Flu?
Researchers looked at multiple studies to see if vitamin D helps prevent or treat respiratory infections like colds and flu in children. By combining results …
Read MoreChemicals in Plastics Linked to Early Death, But Vitamins May Help
Researchers followed over 8,000 American adults for about 8.5 years and found that people with higher levels of chemicals from plastics in their bodies had a …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Cancer Drugs Work Better Against Bladder Cancer
Researchers discovered that vitamin D might make bladder cancer cells more vulnerable to a common cancer drug called cisplatin. In laboratory tests, vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Blood Vessels From Damage
Researchers discovered that vitamin D might protect blood vessels by stopping harmful changes in the cells that make up vessel walls. When blood vessels get …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?
Scientists are investigating whether vitamin D might help prevent or manage Type 1 diabetes, a condition where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks …
Read MoreMagnesium May Help Protect Kids from Anemia When Vitamin D is Low
Researchers studied over 11,000 American children to understand how two nutrients—vitamin D and magnesium—work together to affect anemia risk. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D and Healthy Eating May Help People With Metabolic Syndrome Live Longer
Researchers studied over 12,000 people with metabolic syndrome (a group of health conditions including high blood pressure and blood sugar) to see if vitamin D …
Read MoreMissing Vitamins May Affect Blood Sugar Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers reviewed dozens of studies to understand if vitamin and mineral deficiencies (called "hidden hunger") affect blood sugar control in people with …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Scientists discovered that vitamin D supplements might help older brains work better, especially for memory. In this study, older rats given vitamin D showed …
Read MoreCan Special Injections Speed Up Braces and Keep Teeth in Place?
Researchers tested whether three different injectable substances could help braces move teeth faster in rats. They compared a steroid injection, vitamin D …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help People Recover After Hip Surgery?
Researchers looked at whether vitamin D levels affect how well people recover after hip fracture surgery. Hip fractures are serious injuries that mostly affect …
Read MoreImportant Update: Study on Vitamin D Genes and Pregnancy Blood Pressure Retracted
A research study that looked at whether certain genetic variations in how our bodies use vitamin D might affect high blood pressure during pregnancy has been …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Help Track Bone-Strengthening Drugs
Researchers studied how a common bone-strengthening medication called alendronate affects chemicals in the blood. Using rats with a bone disease similar to …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Heal Tooth Root Problems?
Researchers looked into whether taking vitamin D supplements might help treat apical lesions—painful infections that form at the tip of a tooth's root. This …
Read MoreStrong Bones Need Exercise and Vitamin D for Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers studied 124 young people with type 1 diabetes to understand what helps keep their bones strong and healthy. They found that kids with diabetes tend …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Predict Breast Cancer Treatment Success
Researchers in Egypt studied 71 women with breast cancer to see if vitamin D levels could predict how well chemotherapy would work. They measured vitamin D in …
Read MoreVitamin D and MS: Why Sunlight Matters for Disease Control
Researchers studied 1,861 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) over 10 years to understand how vitamin D affects disease flare-ups. They found that people with …
Read MoreVitamin D and Potassium May Help Fight COVID-19, New Study Shows
Researchers looked at how certain nutrients and blood markers might affect a person's chances of getting COVID-19 or having severe symptoms. They focused on …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Your Muscles, Heart, and Blood Sugar Stay Healthy
Top vitamin D experts met to discuss how this important vitamin affects our health. They found that vitamin D might help keep our muscles strong as we age, …
Read MoreHigher Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent Frailty in Older Adults
A large review of 41 studies involving over 500,000 older adults found that higher vitamin D levels are linked to lower risk of frailty. People with the …
Read MoreScientists Find Genes That Control Infection-Fighting Protein in Blood
Researchers studied the genes of over 12,000 people to understand what controls procalcitonin, a protein doctors use to tell if you have a bacterial or viral …
Read MoreVitamin D Shows Promise for Treating Fatty Liver Disease in Kids
Scientists reviewed 26 studies involving over 1,500 children with fatty liver disease to see which medications work best. They found that vitamin D was the top …
Read MoreVitamins A and D May Help Shrink Uterine Fibroids, Study Finds
A large review of 31 studies involving over 55,000 women found that certain vitamins might help with uterine fibroids - non-cancerous growths in the uterus …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets May Increase Hip Fracture Risk, New Study Shows
A large study of over 500,000 adults found that people following vegetarian and vegan diets may have higher rates of hip fractures compared to meat-eaters. …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Sepsis Patients Survive, But More Research Needed
Scientists looked at five studies involving nearly 43,000 sepsis patients to see if vitamin D supplements could help them survive. Sepsis is a dangerous …
Read MoreHigher Vitamin D Doses Help Premature Babies Grow Better and Stay Healthier
Researchers looked at 21 studies involving over 1,100 premature babies to see if higher doses of vitamin D work better than lower doses. They found that giving …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Predict Eye Disease in Premature Babies
Scientists studied blood tests from nearly 4,000 premature babies to see if certain markers could predict a serious eye condition called retinopathy of …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Prevent Heart Rhythm Problems After Heart Surgery
Researchers looked at four studies involving 694 people who had heart bypass surgery to see if taking vitamin D could prevent a common heart rhythm problem …
Read MoreHigher Vitamin D Levels May Help You Grow Taller, Study Shows
Scientists used genetic data from over 380,000 people to study whether vitamin D affects how tall we grow. They found that people with higher vitamin D levels …
Read MoreScientists Discuss Vitamin D for Kids with Asthma - What Parents Need to Know
This is a letter from researchers discussing a previous study about vitamin D supplements helping children with asthma. The original study suggested that …
Read MoreDoctors Disagree on Who Should Take Vitamin D Supplements
Researchers looked at 31 medical guidelines from the past decade to see what doctors recommend about vitamin D testing and supplements. They found that medical …
Read MoreVitamin D During Pregnancy May Help Kids With Eczema If Mom Smokes
Scientists studied 581 pregnant women to see if taking extra vitamin D could prevent their children from developing eczema and asthma. They found something …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Affects Your Hair: Study Shows Best Foods for Healthy Hair
Scientists reviewed 17 studies involving over 61,000 people to understand how diet affects hair health. They found that getting enough vitamin D and iron may …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Levels May Make You More Likely to Snore at Night
Researchers in Sudan studied 238 adults and found that people who snore regularly had lower vitamin D levels in their blood compared to those who don't snore. …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Levels May Increase Your Risk of Getting Cataracts
A large study of over 400,000 people in the UK found that those with low vitamin D levels were more likely to develop cataracts - cloudy areas in the eye that …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Protect Kidneys in People with IgA Disease
Researchers followed 866 people with IgA nephropathy (a kidney disease) for over 4 years to see if vitamin D levels affected their kidney health. They found …
Read MoreWeekly Vitamin D Drops Help Babies Avoid Vitamin D Problems
Japanese researchers studied 555 one-month-old babies to see if giving vitamin D once a week works as well as daily doses. They found that babies who got …
Read MoreVitamin D and Special Diets May Help Reverse Pre-Diabetes
Scientists looked at multiple studies to see which diets work best for people with pre-diabetes - a condition where blood sugar is higher than normal but not …
Read MoreBetter Blood Tests Could Help Doctors Treat Bone Problems in Kidney Disease
Scientists reviewed how blood tests can help doctors better manage bone and mineral problems that happen when kidneys don't work well. People with kidney …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids Get Multiple Sclerosis: Genes and Environment Both Matter
Scientists are studying why some children develop multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the brain and nervous system. They've found that kids who get …
Read MoreVitamin D Shows Promise for Treating Patchy Hair Loss
A new analysis of multiple studies found that vitamin D treatments may help people with mild to moderate alopecia areata, a condition that causes patchy hair …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Brain After Stroke in Animal Study
Scientists tested whether vitamin D (specifically calcitriol) could help protect rat brains after a stroke. They found that rats given vitamin D treatment …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Worse Teeth and Gum Health in Rare Bone Disease
Researchers studied 48 adults with hypophosphatasia, a rare bone disease, and found that those with low vitamin D levels had significantly worse oral health …
Read MoreScientists Find Natural Vitamin D Alternatives That May Help MS Patients
Researchers used computer modeling to discover two natural compounds that work like vitamin D but may be more effective for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. …
Read MoreVitamin D Gene Changes May Affect Stomach and Colon Cancer Risk
Scientists looked at 51 studies to see if certain changes in vitamin D genes affect the risk of getting stomach, colon, or throat cancers. They found that …
Read MoreScientists Study a Protein That May Help You Age Better
Researchers reviewed what we know about a special protein called αKlotho that might help slow down aging and keep us healthier. This protein helps control …
Read MoreWeight Training May Help Wheelchair Users Build Stronger Bones
Researchers are studying whether heavy weight training can help wheelchair users build stronger bones. People who use wheelchairs often have weaker bones …
Read MoreNew Way to Help Your Body Absorb Fat-Soluble Vitamins Better
Scientists have discovered a promising new approach to help our bodies better absorb important fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. The research focuses …
Read MoreTurkish Bone Doctors Show Different Approaches to Treating Rickets in Kids
Researchers surveyed 198 bone doctors in Turkey to see how they handle rickets, a bone disease that weakens children's bones. They found that doctors with more …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect How Fast Your Body Ages
Scientists studied how vitamin D levels in your blood might affect how fast your body ages on the inside. They looked at data from over 13,000 Americans and …
Read MoreVitamin D Plus Special Compound May Help Fight Lung Cancer Cells
Scientists discovered that combining vitamin D with a special compound called SRT2104 may be more effective at stopping lung cancer cells from growing than …
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