Vitamin D status does not vary between patients with single or multiple autoimmune diseases
Pioneering research shows that vitamin D levels are similarly low in patients with single or multiple autoimmune diseases.
Tag Archives: autoimmune disease
Low vitamin D levels linked to increased disease disability in optic nerve damage
New research from the journal PLoS One links low vitamin D levels to greater disability in those with neuromyelitis optica.
In rheumatoid arthritis, vitamin D levels are related to disease severity, inflammatory cytokines, and bone loss
A new study has found that vitamin D levels are significantly related to important health factors associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
New study finds low vitamin D levels in children with pre-type 1 diabetes
Researchers recently found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with pre-type 1 diabetes, but they also found vitamin D deficiency does not increase risk for type 1 diabetes.
Study: Link between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune thyroid disease
New research out of South Korea suggests there is an association between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune thyroid disease.
Sjögren’s syndrome: Does vitamin D play a role?
New research out of Italy suggests that severe vitamin D deficiency is common in people with early primary Sjögren’s syndrome.
Vitamin D and autoimmune disease: New study finds one way vitamin D might help
New research finds that vitamin D has a strong role in the production of regulatory T cells, which may explain part of its role in autoimmune diseases.
In hospital setting, vitamin D deficiency linked to an assortment of immune-mediated diseases
A new study published in the journal BMC Medicine has found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a long list of immune mediated diseases.
D deficiency associated with disease activity in autoimmune disorders
Recent research suggests that vitamin D deficient patients with autoimmune diseases have a higher risk of disease activity compared to those with higher vitamin D levels.
Vitamin D and autoimmune disorders: The latest research
Researchers at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Israel recently reviewed the evidence that vitamin D is involved in autoimmune disorders.
