Vitamin D Deficiency Shown to Increase Rejection Rates in Lung Transplant Patients

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infections, according to research conducted at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). Researchers also found that recipients who remained deficient for one year following the transplant had a higher mortality rate than those who had normal vitamin D levels. These data were published in the latest issue of The ...

Vitamin D deficiency associated with increase in lung transplant rejection, infections

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infections, according to research conducted at Loyola University Health System.

Vitamin D Deficiency Impedes Child Speech

“The developing baby is completely reliant on the mother for its vitamin D levels, and what we have shown is that this might have an impact on the child’s brain development,” says A/Prof Andrew Whitehouse of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. Blood samples were taken from 740 pregnant women almost 20 years ago and tested for vitamin D levels. The Telethon Institute has since ...