Researchers from institutions across France have uncovered solid clinical evidence that supplements of vitamin D could be an effective treatment for the neurodegenerative condition multiple sclerosis ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition that affects your central nervous system. The condition causes your immune system to attack the myelin cells, the protective sheaths surrounding your ...

High-dose vitamin D reduced disease activity in early MS and CIS compared with placebo. Patients taking vitamin D had a longer time to disease activity: 432 days versus 224 days. No severe adverse ...

A meta-analysis of 3 case-controlled MS studies showed an association between susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) and the vitamin D pathway. Genetic variation in vitamin D receptor (VDR) binding ...

Higher vitamin D levels were linked to a lower MS risk in White individuals, but the effect was weaker in Black individuals, suggesting that other biological mechanisms play a role in MS risk for ...

High-dose vitamin D in patients with relapsing, remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) does not prevent relapse, results from a randomized control trial show. However, at least one expert believes the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have spent more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study from ...

Risk factors for multiple sclerosis – a disease of the brain and spinal cord – can vary widely, making it difficult to determine the people most at risk. According to the National Multiple Sclerosis ...

Are you getting enough vitamin D? For millions of Americans, experts say the answer is no. This isn't helped by so many people working indoors everyday, says Dr. Kevin Cooke, a physician at Aviv ...

High-dose oral cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) supplementation significantly reduced disease activity in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the ...