NIH gives $1.76 million grant to University at Albany researcher to explore the role of vitamin D in breast cancer

NIH gave a $1.76 million grant to researcher to further explore the role of vitamin D in triple negative breast cancer.

Low vitamin D levels linked with higher risk of non-traumatic fractures during menopausal transition

A recent study suggests that low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of non-traumatic fractures among women during the menopausal transition.

Women on hormone replacement therapy and vitamin D, calcium have lower risk of fracture

Women on hormone replacement therapy who also took daily supplements of calcium and vitamin D had a significant reduction in hip fractures.

Will vitamin D help prevent uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are the most common non-cancerous tumors in females. Is vitamin D status associated with fibroids?

The role of vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis in breast cancer

A recent study reveals a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis in breast cancer patients.

Vitamin D: Breast cancer treatment effect?

In a paper from Stanford University, Dr Swami and company discovered that vitamin D has a treatment effect in mice that have surgically implanted inflammatory breast tumors.

Can vitamin D be increased inside a cell?

Dr Cannell discusses Professor Heidi Cross’s life work. Her most recent publication asks the question, can we help colon cancer patients?

The better your vitamin D level, the better your breast cancer markers?

Dr Cannell reviews a recent study from the University of Rochester Medical Center on the association between vitamin D levels and breast cancer markers.

The effect of vitamin D on estrogen levels in women

A group in Canada, led by Dr. Julia Knight at Mount Sinai Hospital, discovered that vitamin D supplementation lowered estrogen levels and progesterone levels.