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Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer

A recent study from Northwestern Medicine found a strong link between low levels of vitamin D and aggressive prostate cancer. It showed deficient vitamin D...

Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of bladder cancer

In a recent study from the University of Warwick, scientists found vitamin D deficiency is linked to a higher risk of developing bladder cancer. Though...

Higher vitamin D levels linked to better outcomes in breast cancer

A recent study from Kaiser Permanente and elsewhere found that women with higher vitamin D levels in the body following a breast cancer diagnosis...

Vitamin A may improve therapy for pancreatic cancer

An early study from the Queen Mary University of London found that the addition of high doses of a form of vitamin A could...

Vitamin D deficiency may reduce survival in skin cancer

In a study from the Hospital University Son Espases, scientists found that vitamin D levels affect overall survival for melanoma (skin cancer) patients. They discovered...

Vitamin D and estrogen may help prevent heart disease, diabetes, stroke

Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women. In a study from China, scientists found that this same...

How fish oil may prevent cognitive decline in people with heart disease

In a recent study from Harvard Medical School, scientists found that two omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may help improve brain function...

High omega-3 DHA level may halve your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

In a recent study from the Fatty Acid Research Institute, scientists found that people with a higher blood DHA level are 49% less likely...

Why vitamin B1 deficiency may cause dementia

A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia. This is then referred...

Vitamin K could benefit your heart health, study finds

Scientists from Edith Cowan University found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk...