Environmental factors influencing the risk of autism

P Karimi, E Kamali, SM Mousavi… - Journal of Research in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old),
which is characterized by definite impairments in social interactions, abnormalities in …

The role of vitamin D in nervous system health and disease

GC DeLuca, SM Kimball, J Kolasinski… - Neuropathology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin D and its metabolites have pleomorphic roles in both nervous system health and
disease. Animal models have been paramount in contributing to our knowledge and …

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on cognitive function and blood Aβ-related biomarkers in older adults with Alzheimer's disease: a randomised, double-blind …

J Jia, J Hu, X Huo, R Miao, Y Zhang… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Our study aimed to assess the effect of a 12-month vitamin D supplementation on
cognitive function and amyloid beta (Aβ)-related biomarkers in subjects with Alzheimer's …

Vitamin D and risk of cognitive decline in elderly persons

DJ Llewellyn, IA Lang, KM Langa… - Archives of internal …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Background To our knowledge, no prospective study has examined the association between
vitamin D and cognitive decline or dementia. Methods We determined whether low levels of …

Vitamin D, a neuro-immunomodulator: implications for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases

DAF De Abreu, D Eyles, F Feron - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2009 - Elsevier
It has been known for more than 20 years that vitamin D exerts marked effects on immune
and neural cells. These non-classical actions of vitamin D have recently gained a renewed …

Vitamin D and neurological diseases: an endocrine view

C Di Somma, E Scarano, L Barrea… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D system comprises hormone precursors, active metabolites, carriers, enzymes, and
receptors involved in genomic and non-genomic effects. In addition to classical bone-related …

Low serum vitamin D concentrations in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Annweiler, DJ Llewellyn… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Vitamin D has been investigated in association with cognitive function in older adults. It is
unclear whether hypovitaminosis D could be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our …

Is there convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction?

JC McCann, BN Ames - The FASEB Journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in the United States; the elderly and African‐Americans
are at particularly high risk of deficiency. This review, written for a broad scientific …

Vitamin D and chronic diseases: the current state of the art

G Muscogiuri, B Altieri, C Annweiler, G Balercia… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
The objective was to provide the current state of the art regarding the role of vitamin D in
chronic diseases (osteoporosis, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, dementia, autism, type 1 …

The effect of vitamin D supplement on negative emotions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

YC Cheng, YC Huang, WL Huang - Depression and anxiety, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The several meta‐analyses of the effect of vitamin D on depression have
produced inconsistent results and studies dealing with anxiety were not incorporated. There …