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Tag Archives: Folic Acid
Benefits of Leafy Green Vegetables Consumption? (NHS Choices / Neurology)
Summary The Memory and Aging Project (MAP) has shown there is some evidence of a weak association between consuming leafy green vegetables regularly and a reduced risk of cognitive decline and memory loss. “ …eating approximately one serving of leafy … Continue reading
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Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Gray Matter Atrophy Prevention Using B-Vitamin Treatment (NHS Choices / PNAS)
Summary Researchers explored the prevention of brain atrophy in areas related to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by lowering elevated plasma homocysteine using B vitamins. An earlier study on people with increased dementia risk had indicated that high-dose B-vitamin … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Nutrition, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Atrophy and Cognition, B vitamins (Folate B6 and B12), B-Vitamin Supplementation, B-Vitamin Treatments, Behind the Headlines, Brain Atrophy, Critical Appraisals, Diet and Alzheimer's Brain Changes, Dietary Choices, Folic Acid, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB) Centre: University of Oxford, Gray Matter Atrophy, Homocysteine, John Radcliffe Hospital: Oxford, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), MCI, Medial Temporal Lobe, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), MRI, MRI Brain Imaging, MRI Scans, Neuropsychological Tests, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Oxford, Plasma Homocysteine, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Regional Brain Atrophy, University of Oxford, Vitamin B Slows the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6
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Vitamin B Pills Prevent Progression From MCI to Alzheimer’s Disease? (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 3, October 2011]. Summary Some newspapers have reported that vitamin B might help protect the brain from dementia. Recent research investigated whether high doses … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Research Trust, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Atrophy and Cognition, British Science Festival, CLOX Test, Diet and Alzheimer's Brain Changes, Dietary Choices, Folic Acid, Homocysteine, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Neuropsychological Tests, Vitamin B Slows the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6
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