Washington, May 23 (ANI): Taking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a research.

Washington, May 20 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the amount of time that asthma patients spend in the sun may have an impact on their illness.

Washington, May 19 (ANI): Individuals suffering from Crohn's disease are often plagued by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality of life.

Washington, May 2 (ANI): A new research from Johns Hopkins has found that blood levels of vitamin D or so-called "sunshine vitamin" higher than the top of the range suggested by the Institute of Medicine confer no additional benefit.

Washington, May 1 (ANI): Babies should be given a daily dose of vitamin D of 400 IU (international units) to help them stay healthy, a new study suggests.

Washington, April 26 (ANI): A synthetic form of vitamin D, calcipotriol (a drug already approved by the FDA for the treatment of psoriasis), could be a potential new therapy for liver fibrosis, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have suggested.

Washington, April 23 (ANI): Mushrooms are a good source of vitamin D2 and is as effective as taking vitamin D supplements.

Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): Women who have sufficient amounts of vitamin D are 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than those who lack in the vital nutrient, a new study has found.

Washington, Apr. 9 (ANI): Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to the month in which they were born, according to a new research co-authored by an Indian-origin researcher.

Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy levels, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher from Newcastle University has shown.

Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): There is a link between low doses of vitamin D and adverse health outcomes like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia in mothers-to-be and low birth weight in newborns, a new study has suggested.

Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): Researchers have found that vitamin D supplements can help obese children and adolescents control their blood-sugar levels, which may help them stay clear off the disease.

Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that improving vitamin D status by increasing its level in the blood could have a number of non-skeletal health benefits.

Washington, March 17 (ANI): Decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer, a new study has revealed.

Washington, February 28 (ANI): High vitamin D levels in expectant mothers appear to raise the risk of children developing a food allergy after birth, a new study has found.

Washington, February 18 (ANI): As people move more often and become more urbanized, skin color-an adaptation that took hundreds of thousands of years to develop in humans-may lose some of its evolutionary advantage, according to a Penn State anthropologist.

London, February 8 (ANI): Eating a diet packed with oily fish, eggs, nuts and wholegrains could delay or even prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to a new research.

Washington, February 6 (ANI): Being obese can cause a deficiency in vitamin D circulating in the body, reports a new study.

Washington, February 6(ANI): Researchers have pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system's ability to clear the brain of amyloid plaques, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

Washington, February 5 (ANI): Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may nearly halve the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes, researchers say.

Washington, February 5 (ANI): Living in locations closest to the equator can put people at increased risk of developing allergy and asthma due to higher UV-B rays exposure, according to a new study.

Washington, January 25 (ANI): Low serum vitamin D levels in the months preceding diagnosis may predict a high risk of premenopausal breast cancer, researchers say.

Washington, January 23(ANI): A research team has discovered a molecular pathway that contributes to triple-negative breast cancer, an often deadly and treatment resistant form of cancer that tends to strike younger women.

Washington, January 15 (ANI): Milk is an important source of vitamin D and calcium in children's diets.

Washington, January 8 (ANI): Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy put their babies at risk of having insufficient levels of vitamin D, researchers say.