Vitamin D plays a role in fetal brain development, but it remains unclear whether higher intake during pregnancy leads to measurable cognitive differences years later. A new study examined whether children's cognitive performance differed depending on their mothers' vitamin D dose during late pregnancy. The analysis used data from a Danish randomized trial in which 623 pregnant women had been assigned to different vitamin D doses. The researchers focused on 498 children whose mothers had received either the routine pregnancy dose recommended in Denmark of 400 IU of vitamin D3 per day or a hig... cognition pregnancy vitamin d
Read moreMany young children with autism spectrum disorder struggle with language delays and social challenges, and while low vitamin D levels are reported in this population, prior studies of vitamin D supplementation show mixed results. In a new study, a team of researchers in Egypt explored whether the delivery method of vitamin D affects its impact. The study included 80 children with autism, ages 3 to 6. Half received vitamin D3 in the form of a nanoemulsion, a tiny droplet-based delivery system designed to enhance absorption. The other half received a common vitamin D3 supplement. Both groups to... autism vitamin d
Read moreChanges in brain function and connectivity often occur many years before the clinical manifestation of cognitive impairment and dementia. A new study shows that lifestyle modifications, including exercise, vitamin D intake, and cognitive training, improve functional brain connectivity in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The study involved 120 older adults (ages 60 to 80 years) with mild cognitive impairment. The participants engaged in 30 minutes of cognitive training and 60 minutes of exercise three times a week for 20 weeks. Thirty-eight of the participants received vitamin D su... vitamin d exercise brain aging dementia
Read moreSeverity: “Based on CDC criteria, among our study patients, 74% of those had severe COVID-19 infection. The data analyses revealed that the severe disease infection was less prevalent in patients with vitamin D sufficiency (63·6% vs. 77·2% p=0·02).” Mortality: No one under the age of 40 died. In those over 40, 20% were vitamin D insufficient but they comprised of 90.3% of the deaths. ... vitamin d covid-19
Read more...residents living in 33 facilities across the Boston, Massachusetts area. The participants were part of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled vitamin E supplementation trial in which they received a multivitamin supplement providing 50 percent of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamins ... zinc aging immune system antibiotics supplements
Read moreFrom the article: > Scientists treated both normal mice and mice with a mutation in the gene responsible for Werner's syndrome (WRN gene) with vitamin C in drinking water. Before treatment, the mice with a mutated WRN gene were fat, diabetic, and developing heart disease and cancer. After treatment, the mutant mice were as healthy as the normal mice and lived a normal lifespan. Vitamin C also improved how the mice stored and burned fat, decreased tissue inflammation and decreased oxidative stress in the WRN mice. From actual publication, rather than press release: > Daily ascorbate suppl... aging diabetes vitamin c inflammation
Read moreFrom the article: > It's commonly believed that sun exposure is key to maintaining normal levels of vitamin D and therefore assumed that Mediterranean women are at lower risk of hypovitaminosis than those from Northern Europe. However in countries such as Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey, Vitamin D deficiency occurs in up to 90 % of pregnant populations. [...] > They studied the effect of a number of different factors including, age, body mass index, race, socioeconomic status, skin types, period of gestation, sun exposure, calcium and vitamin D intake, smoking status, time of year of bir... vitamin d pregnancy development
Read moreAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by poor focus, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior. Approximately 5 percent of all children worldwide have ADHD. Findings from a recent study suggest that poor maternal vitamin D status may play a role in the pathophysiology of ADHD in children. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin stored in the liver and fatty tissues. It plays key roles in several physiological processes, such as the regulation of blood pressure, calcium homeostasis, immune function, and the regulation of cell growth. Emerging evidence... fatty liver vitamin a blood pressure
Read moreAdditionally, women of all ages in the highest third of vitamin D levels had a 30% better survival rate than women with the lowest vitamin D levels. While this data is very interesting and in line with many other associative studies... to definitively prove that the link that vitamin D and breast cancer survival is causal, randomized clinical trials vitamin D supplementation vs placebo would be necessary. ... vitamin d cancer breast cancer vitamin a
Read more> "For the babies who had very low vitamin D, their risk was about twice as high as those babies who had optimal vitamin D," says McGrath. > "But the amazing thing was that the study that was based in Denmark, where low vitamin D is quite common, we found that if vitamin D is linked to schizophrenia our statistics suggest that it could explain about 40% of all schizophrenias. > "That's a much bigger effect than we're used to seeing in schizophrenia research." ... vitamin d schizophrenia vitamin a
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