The lack of sunshine in the UK means 25% of us are short of vitamin D. Does it matter? Yes, it does – it could be vital in the fight against TB, cancer and multiple sclerosis A study that emerged from Denmark this week may not have seemed particularly striking in itself. It does, however, add to a growing body of evidence that the paucity of sunlight in the UK for most of the year not only makes ...

( Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ) Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but a new research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that it is more than that. According to the report, insufficient levels of vitamin D are related to a deficiency in our innate immune defenses that protect us from infections, neoplasias or autoimmune diseases.

Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but a new research report shows that it is more than that. According to the report, insufficient levels of vitamin D are related to a deficiency in our innate immune defenses that protect us from infections, neoplasias or autoimmune diseases.

( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) Vitamin D is renowned for its role in creating strong bones and is a key regulator of serum calcium levels. In this month's issue of JCI, Dr. Geert Carmeliet and colleagues at the University of Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, investigated how vitamin D affects the skeleton when serum calcium levels are depleted.

Rickets caused by a lack of vitamin D. The disease can cause childrens bones to weaken and easily break