Babies born in spring are more prone to multiple sclerosis

A study in the UK showed that babies born in April were more prone to multiple sclerosis in adulthood because their mothers lacked sunlight during pregnancy.

Scientists believe that pregnant mothers in the fall and winter will be more likely to give birth to babies with asthenia. Researchers from Glasgov University and Glasgov City General Hospital conclude that babies born in the spring are more prone to this disease due to lack of vitamin D because at the critical stage of development in the abdomen, mothers are less likely to be exposed. sunshine.

The lack of vitamin D, accumulated by light and food, can alter genes, leading to multiple sclerosis. If the gene is present in unborn babies that are not regulated by an appropriate amount of vitamin D, then it is easy for the child to develop this disease.

Vitamin D deficiency in children is more likely to lead to multiple sclerosis in adulthood. Photo: Corbis.

The study, published in the European Journal of Neurology, is the largest in Scotland, where the proportion of people with the most multiple sclerosis in the world is. The disease affects 85,000 people in the UK and 10,500 in Scotland. The cause is still unclear, but experts believe the combination of environmental and genetic factors is the 'culprit'.

Glasgov University researchers examined data on about 1,300 multiple sclerosis patients born between 1922 and 1992 in Scotland. They found that about 400 of them were born in March, April and May. Almost half of the men and a quarter of the women were born in April. Only about 16% of people born in the fall have this disease and those born in November have the lowest incidence.

Dr. Colin O'Leary, from the Institute of Neuroscience, co-authored the study, said: 'This is a very interesting observation because it concludes the spring, which is often thought to be the most beautiful season, yet The birth season is at greatest risk of disease '.

Professor George Ebers, John Radcliffe's Department of Neurology at Oxford University, said: 'The odds of disparity between those born in April and November are 50%. This is true, there are many different assumptions but the most reasonable assumption is the lack of sunlight. The need to focus now is to prove that environmental factors can help prevent disease '.