Vitamin D

Vitamin D supplements are not effective in improving mental or physical health in people with recent onset psychosis.

A deficiency in vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys.

Queensland Brain Institute researchers investigating genes linked with vitamin D have discovered genetic variations in the skin that can create a natural sunscreen.

New research from QBI may explain how vitamin D deficiency leads to a range of cognitive disorders, including depression and schizophrenia.

Research from the University of Queensland has linked low levels of vitamin D and the size of a part of the brain crucial to memory formation.

A new study has found newborns with vitamin D deficiency have a 44 per cent increased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia as adults compared to those with normal vitamin D levels.

Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevented autism traits in their offspring, QBI research has found. 

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is linked to autism traits in the child, QBI research has found.