Personalized vitamin D dosing, guided by regular blood monitoring, significantly reduced recurrent heart attacks by 52% in a ...

Older individuals who are vitamin D deficient also tend to have compromised immune function, according to new research. Vitamin D plays an important role in helping the body absorb calcium needed for ...

Not taking enough vitamin D can cause more harm than you’ve heard. Take the risk to heart health, for example. But no worries ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) For this study, we recruited 213 children and adolescents from South Florida, ...

New research links widespread Vitamin D deficiency to a 52% higher risk of repeat heart attacks. This discovery prompts a ...

Maintaining normal vitamin D levels helps preserve kidney function in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study conducted by researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for ...

Taking iron and vitamin D supplements together is a safe way to correct nutrient deficiencies and get the benefits of each.

In a definitive critical review, scientists at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland ask whether there is convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain ...

Among adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes — the leading cause of kidney disease — those who received vitamin D supplements as opposed to placebo for close to 3 years did not have significant ...

April 16 (UPI) --Lacking sufficient levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream may negatively affect muscle function, particularly in older adults, due to a reduction in energy production, a study ...

Higher concentrations of 25(OH)D 3-- the main form of vitamin D assessed in the study -- in four areas of the brain were tied to 25% to 33% lower odds of dementia or mild cognitive impairment, ...