16 November 2012 Extraskeletal health in children: The impact of vitamin D during pregnancy A recent systematic review examined the evidence for maternal vitamin D status and a variety of health conditions, including birth weight, infections, wheezing and asthma, and type 1 diabetes.Continue reading →
8 November 2012 Study links low vitamin D levels to longer lifespan: Did we hear that correctly? A new study reports that offspring who have parents living past 90 years of age (nonagenarians) have lower vitamin D levels than their spouses.Continue reading →
23 October 2012 Vitamin D and the developing brain Dr Cannell reviews the research on vitamin D status during gestation and brain development of children and adolescents.Continue reading →
9 October 2012 RCT: Investigating the effects of vitamin D supplementation on Finnish infants A randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status, calcium homeostasis, and bone strength in infants.Continue reading →
28 September 2012 Study shows link between vitamin D status and headaches Research published in the journal Headache reports an association between low vitamin D status and headaches.Continue reading →
13 September 2012 Is there a link between vitamin D status and chronic kidney disease in children? Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan found that D status is linked to heart size and aortic stiffness in children with chronic kidney disease.Continue reading →
5 September 2012 The role of vitamin D in prevention of ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is the second most common cancer in women and fifth ranked cause of cancer deaths in the USA and Europe. How does vitamin D help?Continue reading →
3 September 2012 A closer look: Cytokines, vitamin D, and autism Dr Grant investigates how autism, vitamin D and cytokines – proteins released by cells in the body that carry signals to other cells – are interconnected.Continue reading →
1 September 2012 Association between air pollution and infant vitamin D levels? A study recently looked at infant vitamin D levels to see if there was an association with the air pollution indices of where the mothers lived during their pregnancy.Continue reading →
30 August 2012 Vitamin D levels and liver disease: Type I vs type II diabetes Dr. Nwosu compared teenagers with type I diabetes to children suffering from the obesity-driven type II diabetes, measuring 25(OH)D, liver function, and diabetic severity.Continue reading →
