A deficiency disease is a medical condition caused by insufficient intake of essential nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that the body needs to function properly. These nutrients are normally ...

Deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to issues in bone health, but recent studies are revealing a more complex relationship between this nutrient and the immune system. Emerging evidence suggests ...

Scientists are still untangling why the nutrient gap persists—and what it reveals about how women’s health is studied and treated.

For disorders that do show improvement with vitamin D supplementation, alleviating symptoms or reducing the severity or disease expression can provide improvement in patient comfort and outcomes. Thus ...

Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized, as the name suggests, by deficiencies (abnormal, poor or absent function) in the immune system. As ...

Have you been diagnosed with Vitamin B12? Beware! Studies have linked late vitamin b12 diagnosis linked to severe brain nerve damage - increasing risk of stroke. Read on to learn more.

Treatment with intravenous (IV) iron significantly improved survival and increased hemoglobin levels in patients with iron-deficiency anemia who were hospitalized for an acute bacterial infection, ...

Meta-analysis results identify high and low associations of various comorbidities like vitamin D deficiencies, ocular diseases, among others in patients with alopecia areata (AA), to promptly manage ...

Calcium deficiency disorders, including the widely observed bitter pit, pose a critical challenge to apple production worldwide. These conditions are characterised by irregular calcium distribution ...

Lachner C, Martin C, John D, Nekkalapu S, Sasan A, Steinle N, Regenold WT: Older adult psychiatric inpatients with non-cognitive disorders should be screened for vitamin B12 deficiency. J Nutrition, ...