There are limited proven therapeutic options for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
The role of vitamin and mineral supplementation or “immunonutrition” has previously been …

Recent epidemiological studies have shown that, in addition to disease-specific effects,
vaccines against infectious diseases have nonspecific effects on the ability of the immune …

Rubella is a systemic virus infection that is usually mild. It can, however, cause severe birth
defects known as the congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) when infection occurs early in …

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In less than a year
and a half, more than 200 million people have been infected and more than four million …

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with increased severity of common infectious
diseases, and death amongst children with SAM is almost always as a result of infection …

Nutritional and lifestyle changes remain at the core of healthy aging and disease prevention.
Accumulating evidence underscores the impact of genetic, metabolic, and host gut microbial …

Of all the nutrients, vitamin A has been the most extensively evaluated for its impact on
immunity. There are three main forms of vitamin A, retinol, retinal and retinoic acid (RA) with …

The new coronavirus infection represents a serious threat to global health and economies.
In this sense, it is paramount to know the nutritional factors that may be related to the …

Epidemiologic studies suggest that VAS has long-lasting immunomodulatory effects. We
hypothesized that ATRA inhibits inflammatory cytokines in a model of trained immunity in …

Abstract Background: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is associated with increased mortality. To
prevent VAD, WHO recommends high-dose vitamin A supplementation (VAS) every 4–6 …