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Researchers have pinpointed a gene mutation associated with survival at high altitudes that could restore myelin to damaged ...

A new human study suggests that extra virgin olive oil may support brain health by influencing the gut microbiome.

For many years, scientists noticed an interesting pattern among people who live in mountainous regions. Communities that live ...

Patients with IBD may experience increased serum levels of vitamin D with supplementation, but improvement in disease ...

Researchers are still trying to understand why some people develop Long COVID: lasting symptoms of the disease that can ...

In a large, randomized trial, researchers at Mass General Brigham found that high-dose vitamin D3 did not reduce COVID-19 ...

Low vitamin D levels may affect your sex drive by influencing hormones, mood, energy, and blood flow. Learn how vitamin D deficiency affects libido and whether supplements can help.

A major clinical trial has delivered an unexpected twist in the search for ways to fight COVID-19 and its lingering effects. Researchers at Mass General Brigham found that taking high doses of vitamin ...

Discover fish high in vitamin D besides salmon. Compare how much vitamin D trout, mackerel, tuna, halibut, and sardines provide—and what other key nutrients they offer.

When the days shorten, and the sun sinks low in the sky, that familiar winter slump sets in. There’s a fundamental reason for this seasonal fatigue: low levels of vitamin D – the “sunshine vitamin”.

Vitamin D didn’t blunt COVID’s initial impact—but it may hold a surprising clue in the fight against long COVID.