A recent study found that the association between vitamin D (Vit D) status and multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility is genotype dependent and suggested that the outcome of Vit D status in MS is ...

People who have spent more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis, according to an Australian study. Previous studies have shown that ...

Although a new national study says that an abundance of vitamin D seems to help prevent multiple sclerosis, an Everett neurologist says people shouldn’t rush out to buy the vitamin. “It’s not like ...

A meta-analysis of 3 case-controlled MS studies showed an association between susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) and the vitamin D pathway. Genetic variation in vitamin D receptor (VDR) binding ...

STOCKHOLM ― The recurring question of whether to give MS patients vitamin D supplementation was the subject of one of the first "hot topics" to be debated here at the 35th Congress of the European ...

African-Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be more likely to have low vitamin D levels than African-Americans without the disease. A new study shows 77% of African-Americans with MS were ...

CHICAGO — The risk of developing multiple sclerosis, one of the more common neurological diseases in young adults, may be significantly reduced with higher blood levels of vitamin D, according to the ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University reported that a high dose of vitamin D3 is safe for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and may help regulate the body's hyperactive immune response.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Growing evidence suggests that sufficient levels of vitamin D may protect against multiple sclerosis and ...

—Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant Finnish women increased the risk that their children would develop MS by 90% compared with mothers with sufficient vitamin D. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Whether enough evidence supports universal supplementation with vitamin D to reduce the risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) was the subject of debate at one of the first sessions of ...

Scientists are shining some sunlight on the molecular connection between vitamin D deficiency and multiple sclerosis. A form of vitamin D triggers activity of an immune system gene linked to the ...