{"id":7084,"date":"2016-08-10T11:57:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T15:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=7084"},"modified":"2016-08-10T11:57:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T15:57:29","slug":"boston-university-and-rayvio-expand-research-to-combat-the-worlds-most-common-medical-condition-vitamin-d-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/boston-university-and-rayvio-expand-research-to-combat-the-worlds-most-common-medical-condition-vitamin-d-deficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston University and RayVio Expand Research to Combat the World&#8217;s Most Common Medical Condition: Vitamin D Deficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\ndiv#keypoints {\n  margin-left: 2em; margin-top: 0.5em;\n}\nli#takeaway1, li#takeaway2, li#takeaway3 { \n}\np#quote {\n  background-color: #AFEEEE; padding: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; font-style:italic;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">RayVio Corp and Boston University have teamed together to understand and prevent vitamin d deficiency. This deficiency was important to research because it is linked to very serious health conditions. The new program was designed to determine how to use UV light to efficiently increase vitamin D production in the body. These UV lights are already being used to purify water in order to prevent infection.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">The program will optimize new and more effective treatments for vitamin D deficiency<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Studies have also shown links between vitamin D deficiency and brain disorders including and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, depression and schizophrenia<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Vitamin D deficiency leads to debilitating diseases like osteoporosis, rickets and increases cancer risks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;Vitamin D deficiency leads to debilitating diseases like osteoporosis, rickets and even increases the risk of developing common deadly cancers, diabetes, autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis and heart disease. 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