Skin colour and vitamin D: An update
Homo sapiens evolved in East Africa and had dark skin, hair, and eyes, in order to protect
against deleterious consequences of intensive UV radiation at equatorial latitudes. Intensive …
against deleterious consequences of intensive UV radiation at equatorial latitudes. Intensive …
Vitamin-related phenotypic adaptation to exposomal factors: The folate-vitamin D-exposome triad
M Lucock - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
The biological role of two key vitamins, folic acid and vitamin D is so fundamental to life
processes, it follows that their UV sensitivity, dietary abundance (both key exposomal …
processes, it follows that their UV sensitivity, dietary abundance (both key exposomal …
Biophysical evidence to support and extend the vitamin D‐folate hypothesis as a paradigm for the evolution of human skin pigmentation
Objective To test the “vitamin D‐folate hypothesis for the evolution of human skin
pigmentation.” Methods Total ozone map** spectrometer (TOMS) satellite data were used …
pigmentation.” Methods Total ozone map** spectrometer (TOMS) satellite data were used …
Association the 25 (OH) vitamin D status with upper respiratory tract infections morbidity in water sports elite athletes
J Umarov, F Kerimov, A Toychiev, N Davis, S Osipova - biorxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to identify seasonal changes in total 25
(OH) vitamin D (VD) concentrations and determine its influence on acute upper respiratory …
(OH) vitamin D (VD) concentrations and determine its influence on acute upper respiratory …
Seasonally adjusted laboratory reference intervals to improve the performance of machine learning models for classification of cardiovascular diseases
Background Variation in laboratory healthcare data due to seasonal changes is a widely
accepted phenomenon. Seasonal variation is generally not systematically accounted for in …
accepted phenomenon. Seasonal variation is generally not systematically accounted for in …
Biological anthropology in 2018: Grounded in theory, questioning contexts, embracing innovation
MA Martin - American Anthropologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological anthropology in 2018 encapsulated what past scholars envisioned for its future: a
multidisciplinary approach to understanding human and nonhuman primate evolution and …
multidisciplinary approach to understanding human and nonhuman primate evolution and …
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D is positively associated with folate and vitamin B12 levels in adolescents
Vitamin D affects the absorption of folate in vitro, and perhaps of vitamin B 12 (B 12).
However, epidemiological studies on the association of vitamin D with folate and B 12 are …
However, epidemiological studies on the association of vitamin D with folate and B 12 are …
Evolution of human skin pigmentation and vitamin D
NG Jablonski - Feldman and Pike's Vitamin D, 2024 - Elsevier
Basic understanding of the evolution of human skin pigmentation has been achieved
through a synthesis of information from comparative anatomy and physiology, paleontology …
through a synthesis of information from comparative anatomy and physiology, paleontology …
The distribution in native populations from Mexico and Central America of the C677T variant in the MTHFR gene
L Reyes, D Godfrey, LJ Ming… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To explore evolutionary hypotheses for the high frequencies of a substitution in
the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, in Mexican and Central American …
the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, in Mexican and Central American …
Vitamin D3 supplementation may attenuate morphological and molecular abnormalities of the olfactory bulb in a mouse model of Down syndrome
F de Campos Gomes, IBF Santos, CM Stephani… - Tissue and Cell, 2022 - Elsevier
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit impaired olfactory function and are at a higher
risk of develo** Alzheimer's disease (AD). Olfactory dysfunction may be an early clinical …
risk of develo** Alzheimer's disease (AD). Olfactory dysfunction may be an early clinical …