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More sunshine as a baby linked to less disease activity for children with MS

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Getting at least 30 minutes of daily summer sun in the first year of life may mean a lower relapse risk for children who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) later, according to a new study. The study also found if a child's biological mother had at least 30 minutes of daily sun during the second trimester of pregnancy, the child had a lower risk of MS relapses. The study does not prove that sun lowers relapse risk for children with MS, it…

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Sun Exposure and MS risk

This week we have had melatonin week and perhaps I can round it off with a tale of another neutriceutical and that may be vitamin D. For the past twenty years we have been going vitamin D mad and t…

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More Sunshine Linked to Lower MS Relapse Risk for Children

Summary:A study suggests that at least 30 minutes of daily summer sun exposure in infancy and during the second trimester of pregnancy may be linked to a lower relapse risk in children diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Key Takeaways: Infants who had at least 30 minutes of daily summer sun in their first year showed a 33% lower risk of MS relapses. Mothers who had similar sun exposure during the second trimester of pregnancy were associate…

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MS children exposed to sunlight as babies see less relapse risk

Children with multiple sclerosis (MS) who were exposed to sunlight for at least half an hour per day during the first summer of life tend to have less disease relapses than those who received less sun exposure during that period, a study found. The risk of relapse was also significantly lower in children with MS […] The post MS children exposed to sunlight as babies see less relapse risk appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today.

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