Folic acid 'dementia risk link'
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Dementia may be three times more common in people lacking a key vitamin, a study suggests.
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Taking a folic acid supplement does not cut the risk of heart disease or stroke in people with a history of cardiovascular ailments, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Most women are aware that  getting enough folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent  some birth defects, but many don&#39;t know that they should be  taking the vitamin before they become pregnant, a new survey  shows.
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NEW YORK  - Elderly people with diabetes  have an increased risk of dementia, especially so-called  vascular dementia, according to new data from an ongoing  Swedish study.
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A diet rich in a type of fatty acid found in salmon and other types of oily fish might help protect the brain from Alzheimer&#39;s, according to new study of mice.
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OTTAWA - Fortifying grain products with folic acid has led to a dramatic decline in the rate of birth defects such as spina bifida, a new study by Health Canada shows.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Folic acid, also known as folate, is a B vitamin that's found in some enriched foods and vitamin pills. If women get enough of it before and during pregnancy, it can decrease the risk for neural tube birth defects.
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(National-NBC) Sept. 2, 2004 - Researchers are uncovering new clues about how certain nutrients may impact Alzheimer&#39;s Disease.
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Sept. 16, 2004 -- Taking a multivitamin containing folic acid is a daily routine for more young women than ever before. Forty percent of American women aged 18-45 take a daily multivitamin containing folic acid, according to the March of Dimes.
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Can taking folic acid supplements reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke? British researchers believe it can.
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CHICAGO -- High doses of folic acid do not prevent precancerous colon polyps in people prone to them and may actually increase the risk of developing the growths, a new study finds.
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Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people&#039;s brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach.
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A higher dietary intake of  vitamin B6 may decrease the risk of Parkinson's disease, a  study suggests.
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06/09/2004 Higher intake of fatty, cold-water fish (such as tuna, salmon, and mackerel) has long been associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer`s and epidemiological studies suggest that dietary supplements of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty
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Oct. 11, 2004 -- A folate-rich diet cuts a young woman&#39;s risk of high blood pressure by almost one-third, new research shows. Folate also reduces older women&#39;s risk of high blood pressure to a lesser degree.
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NEW YORK  - Upping the daily intake of  folate has been widely promoted in recent years to reduce  women's risk of having a baby with spina bifida, but it also  seems to have another benefit.
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NEW YORK  - Although all women of childbearing age are recommended to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to prevent possible birth defects should they become pregnant, findings from two new studies indicate that most eligible women, especially those between 18 and 24 years of age, do not.