PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an ovarian dysfunction syndrome with a combination of heterogeneous signs and symptoms. It is considered the most prevalent endocrinopathy resulting in anovulation in up to 10% of women of reproductive age. PCOS pathogenesis is not yet entirely clear, although, in recent years, many...
Quercetin: Quercetin is a flavonoid pigment found in many plants and foods such as, apples, berries, onions, Ginkgo biloba, red wine, green tea, St. John’s wort, American elder, and buckwheat tea. Quercetin has unique biological properties that may improve mental as well as physical performance and reduce the...
Current knowledge about vitamin D body levels and COVID19 infection: correlation with risk of infection, severity, mortality, supplementation dose, and causality. September 18, 2020 Laboratories Surveal – Medical Department Current knowledge about vitamin D body levels and COVID19 infection: correlation with risk of infection, severity, mortality, supplementation dose, and...
Positioning paper on vitamin D and SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus – COVID-19, September 11, 2020 VITAMIN D AND SARS-COV-2 INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D (or D3) is a hormone vitamin that after binding to its specific vitamin D receptors known as VDR, plays a role in calcium homeostasis, bones, and a healthy immune...
Decreased levels of vitamin D in winter permits viral epidemics of respiratory tract infections. This is a realistic conclusion drawn from observational studies that looked into this association. One of these studies conducted in Connecticut in the United States on 198 healthy adults in the fall and winter of...