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Sunlight link to obesity and diabetesResearchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have found that small regular doses of sunlight suppress the develo
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Research reveals new link between Vitamin D, lung bacteria and asthmaA The Kids for Child Health Research study has uncovered a new link between vitamin D levels and asthma.
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Maternal diet during breastfeeding: Could it influence food allergy risk in children?Human milk is rich in immuno-modulatory factors that have the potential to shape immune development and influence allergy risk in children. In this article, we describe how breast milk may contribute to making the infant less prone to developing allergies.
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Vitamin D C3-epimer levels are proportionally higher with oral vitamin D supplementation compared to ultraviolet irradiation of skin in mice but not humansThe proportion of 25(OH)D3 that undergoes epimerization is greater with oral vitamin D3 supplementation than exposure to UVR in mice, but not in humans
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Sun-immune connectionExposure to ultraviolet radiation damages skin cell DNA but skin cancers develop because ultraviolet radiation also affects the immune system
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Vitamin D status and ill healthThis paper is a comment in response to a review of Vitamin D status and its association with ill health.
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Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climateThis review article examines risks and benefits of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for the environment and human welfare.
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Tightrope walking: Using predictors of 25 (OH)D concentration based on multivariable linear regression to infer associations with health risksThe approach of predicted 25 (OH)D concentration derived from multivariable linear regression may be valid..
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Vitamin D in fetal development: Findings from a birth cohort studyBirth cohort studies provide an invaluable resource for studies of the influence of the fetal environment on health in later life.
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Pterygium and conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence in young Australian adults: The Raine studySun exposure is associated with several ophthalmic diseases, including pterygium which may develop in adolescence.