In this chapter, evidence for and evidence against the involvement of vitamin D in the immunoregulatory properties of UV radiation is presented.
The analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) and related metabolites represents a considerable challenge for both clinical and research laboratori…
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from sunlight is immunomodulatory and the main source of vitamin D for humans.
Vitamin D is synthesised by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of skin and is hypothesized to be a direct mediator.
The purpose of this Review was to give an overview of the recent research into whether a lack of vitamin D contributes to the development of atopy an…
There is considerable debate about the benefits of vitamin D supplementation for multiple sclerosis, allergic asthma, and type 1 diabetes.
The objective was to determine the association between maternal serum 25(OH)-vitamin D concentrations and behavioural, emotional and language outcome…
New research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficulties.
In this study, using a mouse model, we determined whether vitamin D deficiency in utero and during early life modulated the severity of asthma.
New research links poor language to lack of Vitamin D in womb.