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Selenium, Selenoproteins and Viral Infection

Guillin, O.M., Vindry, C., Ohlmann, T., et al. Abstract Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are frequently produced during viral infections. Generation of these ROS can be both beneficial and detrimental for many cellular functions. When overwhelming the antioxidant defense system, the excess of...

Vitamin-D and COVID-19: do deficient risk a poorer outcome

Fiona Mitchell Despite difficulties in comparing data across nations, mortality from COVID-19 is clearly higher in some countries than in others. Many factors could have a role in this disparity, including differences in proportion of elderly people in a population, general health...

Is a vitamin D fortification strategy needed?

J. L. Buttriss S. A. Lanham‐New Almost one in five adults aged 19–65 years in the UK has a low serum vitamin D concentration (below 25 nmol/l) according to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) (Roberts et al. 2018), which puts them at increased risk of the manifestations of...