Shelley Prue Gorman Hart S PH BSc (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Honorary Research Associate Head, Inflammation shelley.gorman@telethonkids.org.au ...

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• 2010
• May 2010

In experimental models, both vitamin D3-dependent and vitamin D3-independent pathways have been implicated in the mechanisms of UVR-induced systemic... ...

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• 2013
• April 2013

The Inflammation Team studies the beneficial effects of sunlight exposure on our health and whether these effects are attributable to UV-induced vitamin D or to other molecules produced in our skin upon sunlight (i.e. UV) exposure. ...

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It has been hypothesized that vitamin D deficiency (VDD) contributes to the development of food sensitization (FS) and then food allergy. ...

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• 2011
• July 2011

Associations between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and cardiometabolic risk factors from adolescence to young adulthood in the Raine Study ...

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• 2016
• April 2016

New research links poor language to lack of Vitamin D in womb. ...

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• 2012
• February 2012

Vitamin D is involved in the regulation of the immune system and it may play a role in the development, severity and course of asthma and other allergic... ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

In disease settings, vitamin D may be important for maintaining optimal lung epithelial integrity and suppressing inflammation, but less is known of its effects prior to disease onset. ...

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• 2017
• August 2017

Felix was one of 195 children to take part in Dr Debbie Palmer’s research into sunlight exposure, vitamin D and eczema. ...

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The immunological mechanisms that contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS) differ between males and females. Females are 2-3 times more likely to develop MS compared to males, however the reason for this discrepancy is unknown. Once MS is established, there is a more inflammatory yet milder form of disease in females whereas males generally suffer from more severe disease and faster progression, neural degradation, and disability. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022