Vitamin D is crucial for maintaining hearty bones, and recent research shows that supplementing with this vitamin during pregnancy can have a lasting effect on children’s bone health, keeping them sturdy until mid-childhood. Researchers found that bone mineral density was higher in children as adolescent as 7 years of age who took vitamin D supplements […]
Novel research uncovers how the Clec14a protein in capillary endothelial cells controls bone growth and maturation, revealing a key mechanism of skeletal development. Test: The H-type endothelial cell protein Clec14a coordinates osteoblast activity during trabecular bone formation and modeling.. Image source: NTshutterth/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in Biology of communication investigated the role of the […]
A recent follow-up study to the MAVIDOS study confirmed that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy improves bone mineral density in offspring, and these benefits persist up to seven years of age. Test: Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and childhood bone mineral density in offspring. Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Photo source: April / Shutterstock.com […]
