Vitamin D, often hailed as the "sunshine vitamin," is celebrated for its crucial role in bone health, immune function, a ...

Values between 12 and 20 ng/mL are considered insufficient, and anything below 12 ng/mL is considered a deficiency. There is also concern about the risks of too much vitamin D, known as ...

If it’s not caught in time, vitamin D toxicity can progress to kidney failure, irregular heartbeat and eventually, death. If ...

Brains that have higher levels of vitamin D show better cognitive function, a new study suggests. Scientists have said that the research, which looked at vitamin D levels in adults who suffered from ...

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, ...

Vitamin D deficiency may cause poor muscle function, particularly in older adults, according to a new study by Australian researchers. In experiments using mice, researchers at the Garvan Institute of ...

Like the sunshine itself, the “sunshine vitamin,” aka vitamin D, is crucial for our overall health. The vitamin, which is ...

Shaky hands, often dismissed as stress or fatigue, can signal vitamin and mineral deficiencies impacting nerve and muscle ...

Brains with more vitamin D function better, new research suggests. The study, which scientists say is the first to examine levels of the vitamin in brain tissue, may help them further understand ...

Pathologists are frustrated with the inappropriate ordering because “we don’t see the patient; we see the test that was ...

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 ...