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Vitamin D in pregnancy cuts risk of ADHD in kids

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Vitamin D in pregnancy cuts risk of ADHD in kidsLondon : Mothers who take vitamin D during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — one of the most common neurobehavioural disorders.

A study, which monitored 1,233 children, showed that mothers who had taken vitamin D, and had a vitamin D level (25OHD) in their umbilical blood over 25 nmol/L, had children with lower ADHD scores.

The higher the level of the vitamin D in the umbilical blood, the lower were the symptoms of ADHD at the age of two-and-a-half years.

“And for every 10 nmol/L increase in the vitamin D concentration in umbilical blood, the risk of being among the 10 per cent highest score on the ADHD symptom scale fell by 11 per cent,” said Niels Bilenberg, Professor at the University of Southern Denmark.

Previously, it was not known that the link between vitamin D and early ADHD symptoms could be identified at such an early age.

However, the study offers no explanation as to how vitamin D can protect against ADHD, but other studies have shown that it plays an important role in the early development of the brain, the researchers observed.

The findings were published in The Australia & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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