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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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.
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27/09/2004 - A recent study in Canada has given weight to the assumption that adding folic acid to food can dramatically reduce the incidence of birth defects - suggesting that Europe should follow the example set by North America and start to fortify its
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Folic acid supplements, widely used by  women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in  women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers  said on Tuesday.
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Researchers think a combination of genes work together, maybe with other risk factors, to contribute to Alzheimerâs disease.
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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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NEW YORK  - New research challenges the   widely held belief that folate protects against colorectal   cancer by showing that low circulating levels of this B   vitamin, rather than high levels, are actually tied to a   reduced risk of the cancer.
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Upping the daily intake of folate has been widely promoted in recent years to reduce women&#39;s risk of having a baby with spina bifida, but it also seems to have another benefit.
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Lemon, lilac and leather are three of 10 odours that can be used to tell whether a person is likely to develop dementia, according to US scientists.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fortifying foods like flour, pasta and cornmeal with folic acid markedly reduces the number of infants born with neural tube defects like spina bifida, finds a new study in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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Obesity surgery could lead to a vitamin deficiency condition which can result in memory loss, researchers say.
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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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Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.
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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 21: A new research conducted by researchers at The Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) suggest that there are clear differences in brain function between healthy people who carry a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer&#39;s
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NEW YORK  - The presence in middle age of  risk factors for cardiovascular disease, like smoking or high  cholesterol, is strongly tied to the development of dementia  later in life, investigators in California report.
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Britain's Food Standards Agency board on Thursday gave the go-ahead for plans to add folic acid to foods in a bid to cut birth defects and said levels should be controlled in some products to prevent over-consumption.
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Elderly people with diabetes have an increased risk of dementia, especially so-called vascular dementia, according to new data from an ongoing Swedish study.