Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and bone health. Studies have linked vitamin D deficiency not only to bone diseases but also to autoimmune disorders and anticancer effects in melanoma, ...
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Taking one type of vitamin D supplement seems to cut the levels of another type that is more easily used by the body, which could affect our immune system. Our bodies create vitamin D when ultraviolet ...
There’s new evidence that taking vitamin D supplements can help offset biological aging at the cellular level, according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University. The ...
Previous research has linked a common vitamin to a slowdown in aging — and now a new Harvard study appears to confirm those findings. The study, which was published in The American Journal of Clinical ...