15 February 2015 Meta-analysis: Low vitamin D may play a role in diabetic nerve damage In a new meta-analysis, researchers out of China have found that vitamin D deficiency may contribute to diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Continue reading →
30 January 2015 A farewell post: The Vitamin D Council’s expansion to a more direct service approach In this blog, we say goodbye to Jeff Nicklas, our Director of Operations. While it saddens us to say goodbye, we are excited for Jeff to pursue his passion for public health through graduate studies.Continue reading →
28 January 2015 Vitamin D may relate to sleep, says new study New research found that low vitamin D levels were strongly associated with worse outcomes of sleep duration and efficiency in older adult men.Continue reading →
22 January 2015 Vitamin D may be an important adjunct therapy for brain injury, says new research In a new study, researchers have found that vitamin D combined with memantine significantly improved brain healing after hemorrhage.Continue reading →
13 January 2015 Is it cost-effective to treat vitamin D deficiency during fertility treatment? New review says, yes A new review article came to the conclusion that treating vitamin D deficiency may be a cost effective way to improve chances of pregnancy.Continue reading →
6 January 2015 Five-year review: How is vitamin D portrayed in print media? Researchers recently evaluated how news outlets have portrayed vitamin D supplementation over time to determine major themes and changes.Continue reading → This blog item is only available to members Login or Preview
30 December 2014 New RCT: Vitamin D and calcium adjunctive therapy improves fertility in PCOS Researchers found that vitamin D and calcium in combination with metformin improves markers of fertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.Continue reading → This blog item is only available to members Login or Preview
22 December 2014 Can vitamin D aid in distress recovery after an earthquake? Recently, researchers were able to use an ongoing trial to help better understand if vitamin D may help reduce stress, anxiety and distress after an earthquake.Continue reading →
16 December 2014 Does wintertime hip fracture surgery increase risk of hip replacement? Research continues to show that seasonality influences risk of certain conditions. Recently, this same relationship was found to exist for risk of hip replacements.Continue reading → This blog item is only available to members Login or Preview
12 December 2014 Does vitamin D status influence pain in those taking statins? Researchers recently discovered a relationship between musculoskeletal pain, statin use and vitamin D levels.Continue reading → This blog item is only available to members Login or Preview
