Uterine fibroids are benign monoclonal neoplasms of the myometrium, representing the
most common tumors in women worldwide. To date, no long-term or noninvasive treatment …

Vitamin D deficiency has a high worldwide prevalence, but actions to improve this public
health problem are challenged by the heterogeneity of nutritional and clinical vitamin D …

Vitamin D intervenes in calcium and phosphate metabolism and bone homeostasis.
Experimental studies have shown that 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) generates …

Ever since its discovery by Windhaus, the importance of the active metabolite of vitamin D (1,
25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3; 1, 25-(OH) 2D 3) has been ever expanding. In this review, the …

Background This paper reports results from the 5th International Conference “Controversies
in Vitamin D” that was held in Stresa, Italy, 15–18 September 2021. The conference is part of …

The first incidence of COVID-19 was reported in the Wuhan city of Hubei province in China
in late December 2019. Because of failure in timely closing of borders of the affected region …

An expanding body of research asserts that the gut microbiota has a role in bone
metabolism and the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. This review considers the human gut …

Numerous studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is very common in modern societies
and is perceived as an important risk factor in the development of insulin resistance and …

As a consequence of epidemiological studies showing significant associations of vitamin D
deficiency with a variety of adverse extra-skeletal clinical outcomes including cardiovascular …

Both vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency are now well-documented worldwide in relation
to human health, and this has raised interest in vitamin D research. The aim of this article is …