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Regular use of vitamin D supplement is associated with fewer melanoma cases compared to non-use: a cross-sectional study in 498 adult subjects at risk of skin cancers

Melanoma Research • April 1, 2023

Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia: Eects of sex, APOE, and baseline cognitive status

Alzheimer’s & Dementia • March 1, 2023

Combined Vitamin D, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and a Simple Home Exercise Program May Reduce Cancer Risk Among Active Adults Aged 70 and Older: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Frontiers in Aging • April 25, 2022

Effect of Calcifediol Treatment and best Available Therapy versus best Available Therapy on Intensive Care Unit Admission and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Pilot Randomized Clinical study

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology • August 29, 2020

Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

Nutrients • April 2, 2020

The Beneficial Role of Vitamin D in Alzheimer’s Disease

American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease • December 1, 2017

A single night light exposure acutely alters hormonal and metabolic responses in healthy participants

Endocrine Connections • January 25, 2017

Vitamin D and the omega-3 fatty acids control serotonin synthesis and action, part 2: relevance for ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and impulsive behavior

FASEB Journal • June 1, 2015

Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease

Neurology • August 6, 2014

Prevalence of Abnormal Vitamin D Levels Among Division I NCAA Athletes

Sports Health • July 1, 2014

Vitamin D and risk of cause specific death: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort and randomised intervention studies

BMJ • April 1, 2014

Implications for low vitamin D-dependent age-related cognitive decline

Free Radical Biology and Medicine • December 2, 2013

So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?

BMC Medicine • September 12, 2013

Vitamin D mitigates age-related cognitive decline through the modulation of pro-inflammatory state and decrease in amyloid burden

Journal of Neuroinflammation • October 17, 2012

Reduced serum concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D in children with autism: Relation to autoimmunity

Journal of Neuroinflammation • August 17, 2012

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