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Vitamin D Research

Skin ‘Sees’ UV Light, Starts Producing Pigment

November 16, 2011 News & Research

In a new study, biologists report that melanocyte skin cells detect ultraviolet light using a photosensitive receptor previously thought to exist only in the eye. This eye-like ability of skin to sense light triggers the production of melanin within hours, more quickly than previously thought, in an apparent rush to protect against damage to DNA.

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Caucasians Who Avoid Sun Exposure More Likely To Be Vitamin D Deficient, Study Suggests

November 16, 2011 News & Research

Light-skinned people who avoid the sun are twice as likely to suffer from vitamin D deficiency as those who do not, according to a study of nearly 6,000 people by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Surprisingly, the use of sunscreen did not significantly affect blood levels of vitamin D, perhaps because users were applying too little or too infrequently, the researchers speculate.

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Vitamin D Insufficiency Prevalent Among Psoriatic Arthritis Suffers

July 12, 2011 News & Research

New research reports a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among patients with psoriatic arthritis. Seasonal variation in vitamin D levels was not observed in patients in southern or northern locations. The findings published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), also show no association between disease activity and vitamin D level.

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Vitamin D Levels Linked With Health Of Blood Vessels

April 6, 2011 News & Research

A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, research from the Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute has found.

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Markedly Higher Vitamin D Intake Needed To Reduce Cancer Risk, Researchers Say

March 2, 2011 Cancer

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut the incidence of breast cancer and several other major diseases than had been originally thought.

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Vitamin D Crucial To Activating Immune Defenses

October 11, 2010 Immune System

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system — T cells — will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body.

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Vitamin D Deficiency Rampant In Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery, Damaging Patient Recovery

October 11, 2010 News & Research

Almost 50 percent of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have vitamin D deficiency that should be corrected before surgery to improve patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. Vitamin D is essential for bone healing and muscle function and is critical for a patient’s recovery.

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Dietary Formula That Maintains Youthful Function Into Old Age

September 7, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process. The findings are published in the current issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. “As we all eventually learn, ageing diminishes our mind, fades our perception of the world and compromises our physical capacity,” says David Rollo, [...]

Tagged as: Brain, Diabetes Research, Heart, Obesity, Vitamin D

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Moderate Coffee Consumption Improves Aortic Distensibility In Hypertensive Elderly Individuals, Study Finds

August 31, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

A detailed study conducted by a team from the University of Athens on the Aegean island of Ikaria has demonstrated that moderate consumption of coffee by hypertensive elderly individuals can lead to improvements in aortic distensibility, according to a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology’s Congress 2010 in Stockholm.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Heart, Obesity, Vitamin D

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Vitamin D Found To Influence Over 200 Genes, Highlighting Links To Disease

August 24, 2010 Arthritis Research

The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in newly published research. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA — and identified over two hundred genes that it directly influences.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Immune System, Vitamin D

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Vitamin D May Treat Or Prevent Allergy To Common Mold

August 18, 2010 Asthma Research

Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with Cystic Fibrosis.

Tagged as: Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes Research, Heart, Vitamin D

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SPF On Your Plate: Researcher Connects The Mediterranean Diet With Skin Cancer Prevention

August 17, 2010 Cancer

We all want that summer glow that comes from a day at the beach, but taking in the rays can have long-term implications for our health. Now Dr. Niva Shapira of Tel Aviv University’s School of Health Professions suggests a way to make fun in the sun safer — and it’s all in our food.

Tagged as: Cancer, Vitamin D

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