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  B Vitamins and the Aging Brain Examined

  August 17, 2010 — Nutritionist are taking a closer look at the role the B vitamins may play in preventing decline in brain ... > full story
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  Lowering Homocysteine Levels With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Finds

  June 22, 2010 — Patients who had experienced a heart attack and lowered their blood homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation did not have an associated lower risk of heart attack, coronary ... > full story
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  Folate Prevents Alcohol-Induced Congenital Heart Defects in Mice, Study Finds

  May 24, 2010 — A new animal study found that high levels of the B-vitamin folate prevents heart birth defects induced by alcohol exposure very early in pregnancy, a condition known as fetal alcohol syndrome. The ... > full story
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  High Doses of B Vitamins Associated With Increased Decline in Kidney Function for Patients With Kidney Disease from Diabetes

  April 27, 2010 — Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart ... > full story
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  Understanding How Folic Acid Might Help Heal Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

  April 26, 2010 — Babies born to women who do not consume enough folic acid are at high risk of developing neural tube defects. This is the reason underlying the recommendation that women who are pregnant take a folic ... > full story
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  Diet High in B Vitamins Lowers Heart Risks in Japanese Study

  April 15, 2010 — In a large study in Japan, women who reported eating more foods containing the B vitamins folate and B-6 were less likely to die from stroke and heart disease. Japanese men reporting diets high in ... > full story
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  Food Combination Associated With Reduced Alzheimer's Disease Risk Identified in New Study

  April 12, 2010 — Individuals whose diet includes more salad dressing, nuts, fish, poultry and certain fruits and vegetables and fewer high-fat dairy products, red meats, organ meats and butter appear less likely to ... > full story
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  Folic Acid in Dietary Supplements Could Increase Risk of Breast Cancer, Swedish Research Suggests

  April 7, 2010 — In most women folate, a type of B vitamin, reduces the risk of breast cancer. However, in women with a certain genetic make-up it has shown to be the opposite: folate raises the risk of breast ... > full story
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  Supermarket Lighting Enhances Nutrient Level of Fresh Spinach

  March 3, 2010 — Far from being a food spoiler, the fluorescent lighting in supermarkets actually can boost the nutritional value of fresh spinach, scientists are reporting. The finding could lead to improved ways of ... > full story
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  Etiological Role for H. Pylori in Autoimmune Gastritis

  January 14, 2010 — Autoimmune type atrophic gastritis is a severe gastric atrophy associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The reason for the disappearance of acid secreting cells from gastric mucosa is not fully ... > full story

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