Vitamin D supplements could reduce multiple sclerosis symptoms, study suggests

Vitamin D supplements could reduce multiple sclerosis symptoms, study suggests

Previous research has shown that vitamin D deficiency can increase the risk of multiple sclerosis — and a new study suggests that supplementing it in high doses could help reduce symptoms.

Vitamin D supplementation: upper limit for safety revisited?

Vitamin D overdosing includes hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, and mineral deposits in soft tissues. A safety upper limit of 4000 IU/day, which is c

It was obtained by researchers from CONICET at the Fundación Instituto Leloir, by means of analysis of an animal model. As published in Frontiers in Immunology, these molecules could facilitate the finding of biomarkers and new therapeutic targets for the development of future therapies. Unlike the most common form of multiple sclerosis (recurrent-remitting), which has several therapeutic options thanks to which patients today can have a good qu…

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Editor’s note: This is the final of a three-part series examining multiple sclerosis and actions that can control this auto-immune disease that attacks the central nervous system. MS can’t be cured, but numerous drugs and therapies are available to manage symptoms, slow disease progression and improve quality of life. As recently as 35 years ago, people who contracted multiple sclerosis […] Thank you for reading our news. An active subscription…

The experience of stigma and concealment in Multiple Sclerosis

By Guest Contributer Dr Rebecca Maguire  As both an academic and a person living with multiples clerosis (MS), I am in the fortunate position of being able to conduct meaningful research which shines light on the impact that MS can have on people’s lives. A good example of this is a recent project I led which focused on the experience of stigma among people with MS (Maguire et al., 2024). In this study,* which was also designed with input from a…