Vitamin D Insufficiency Prevalent Among Psoriatic Arthritis Suffers

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…

NFL Football Players Who Suffered Muscle Injuries Had Lower Levels Of Vitamin D

Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego, suggests that lack of the vitamin might also increase the chance of muscle injuries in athletes, specifically NFL football players…

Advances In Research Into Alzheimer’s Disease

Advances in research into Alzheimer’s disease: transporter proteins at the blood CSF barrier and vitamin D may help prevent amyloid β build up in the brain Advancing age is a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and is associated with build- up of the peptide amyloid β in the brain…

Caloric Restriction Prevents Egg-Cell Defects In Aging Mice, Drugs Under Development May Have Same Protective Effects

A strategy that has been shown to reduce age-related health problems in several animal studies may also combat a major cause of age-associated infertility and birth defects…