Tag Archives: autoimmune disease



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.

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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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