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  • Research shows taking vitamin D2 is a poor choice for athletes

    Research shows taking vitamin D2 is a poor choice for athletes

    Power athletes and others looking for an edge to improve their performance should avoid taking vitamin D2. Research conducted at Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis showed that […]

     
  • Bogus Study Spins Tanning Data

    Bogus Study Spins Tanning Data

    A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association is getting press today — the study pools survey data collected over the past 22 years and attempts to say that indoor tanning usage […]

     
  • ‘D’ Deficiency Linked to Life-Threating Pregnancy Complication: Study

    ‘D’ Deficiency Linked to Life-Threating Pregnancy Complication: Study

    A recent study found that pregnant women deficient in the sunshine vitamin have a 40 percent increased likelihood of developing severe preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that affects 5-8 percent of pregnancies. Researchers from Ohio […]

     
  • Here comes the sun – how vitamin D relaxes blood vessels

    Here comes the sun – how vitamin D relaxes blood vessels

    January 17, 2014 – It’s not just your mood that the dark months of winter can influence. Low levels of sunlight also mean lower levels of vitamin D in the body. Vitamin D deficiency can […]

     
  • Prostate cancer incidence influenced by UV, says new research

    Prostate cancer incidence influenced by UV, says new research

    New research published in the journal Cancer has found that UV affects prostate cancer incidence in the United States, with lower incidence in areas with greater amounts of UV. Prostate cancer is the most common […]

     
  • Sun Exposure Associated with Reduced Crohn’s Risk: New Study

    Sun Exposure Associated with Reduced Crohn’s Risk: New Study

    People living in sunnier areas have a reduced risk of Crohn’s Disease, a new study from France shows. This adds to previous data that suggests that sunlight is preventative against the autoimmune deficiency disease. Researchers […]

     
  • UV light in the wintertime

    UV light in the wintertime

    Winter is here in the northern hemisphere. Until the winter solstice (December 21st), every day will have less sunlight and more darkness than the day before. In the winter, at many latitudes, all the UV […]

     
  • Sunlight exposure correlates to a reduced risk of ADHD

    Sunlight exposure correlates to a reduced risk of ADHD

    Researchers have found that sunlight exposure correlates to a decreased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Researchers assessed the relationship between the prevalence of ADHD and the intensity of sunlight in various nations and […]

     
  • Sun Exposure Associated with Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study

    Sun Exposure Associated with Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study

    A new study out of Australia suggests that people living in sunny areas have a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer. The research examined Caucasian subjects and looked at their residential location during adulthood, outdoor work, […]

     
  • UV Suppresses MS Independent of Vitamin D: Study

    UV Suppresses MS Independent of Vitamin D: Study

    A recent animal study indicates that UV light itself, not vitamin D, is responsible for suppression of Multiple Sclerosis, the Vitamin D Council reports. The fact that MS is less common closer to the equator […]

     
  • Melanoma is not caused by sunlight

    Melanoma is not caused by sunlight

    Abstract When comparisons are made of cutaneous melanoma with cutaneous squamous cell cancer (SCC) and basal cell cancer (BCC) of the skin with respect to age dependence, sex ratio, distribution on the body, association with […]

     
  • Zap of UV Light May Have Triggered Life

    Zap of UV Light May Have Triggered Life

    How guanine, one of the four building blocks of RNA, came to exist has long been a mystery. The answer, research finds, may be ultraviolet light. THE GIST – UV light might have triggered Earth’s […]