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Metabolic changes in patients with lupus linked to vitamin D defic
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], March 28 (ANI): The findings of a new study reveal that patients with lupus are more likely to have metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, which are both the factors linked to heart disease if they have lower vitamin D levels.
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Researchers find supplements may protect those with low vitamin D
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Patients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalised for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they receive vitamin D supplementation of at least 1,000 units weekly, according to a study presented virtually at the E
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Study sheds light on how vitamins, steroids and potential antivira
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bristol [UK], January 29 (ANI): Evidence is emerging that vitamin D - and possibly vitamins K and A - might help combat COVID-19. A new study has shown how they - and other antiviral drugs - might work.
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds, flu
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): An Australian randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flu and other acute respiratory infections.
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Human migration patterns are connected to Vitamin D deficiencies:
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Oxford [UK], January 7 (ANI): A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers found that people's ability to synthesize Vitamin D from sunlight declines with skin pigmentation, and unveiled the direct association of its deficiency with a higher risk of mortality.
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Research reveals connection between Vitamin D levels and gut bacte
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington (US), December 5 (ANI): The Researchers and collaborators at the University of California, San Diego recently demonstrated that in older men the levels of active Vitamin D are linked to that person's gut microbiome, which is crucial for immunity and bone health.
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Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previous
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): A Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role.
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Study reveals connection between gut bacteria, vitamin D levels
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): University of California San Diego researchers and collaborators recently demonstrated in older men that the makeup of a person's gut microbiome is linked to their levels of active vitamin D, which is important for bone health and immunity.
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Symptoms of eczema in children lessened by Vitamin D supplementati
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): The symptoms experienced by children with severe atopic dermatitis or eczema were eased by Vitamin D supplementation, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Study links vitamin D levels during pregnancy with child IQ
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): Mothers' vitamin D levels during pregnancy are associated with their children's IQ, suggesting that higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may lead to greater childhood IQ scores, as per the findings of a new study.
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Study suggests 80 per cent COVID-19 patients have vitamin D defici
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): According to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, over 80 per cent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency.
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Vitamin D lessens symptoms of severe eczema in children
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Vitamin D supplementation eased the symptoms experienced by children with severe atopic dermatitis or eczema, in a recent randomised controlled trial published in Pharmacology Research and Perspectives.
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