Effects of Homocysteine-Lowering With Folic Acid Plus Vitamin B12 vs Placebo on Mortality and Major Morbidity in Myocardial Infarction Survivors: A Randomized Trial. JAMA , 2010; 303 (24): 2486 ...

Curious whether that so-called “normal” vitamin B12 result on your blood test is really enough to keep your brainpower, as ...

Homocysteine levels increase and vitamin B12 levels decrease with aging (Jacques et al., 1999; Refsum et al., 2004; Allen, 2009).In the LASA (Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam), a representative ...

It’s a common belief that eating nutritious food should automatically keep the body in good shape. But sometimes, even with a ...

High homocysteine levels may indicate a vitamin deficiency and the chance of developing other ... B12, or folate, a person may experience symptoms of a vitamin deficiency, including: weakness; ...

Homocysteine is an amino acid produced when proteins are broken down. High homocysteine levels usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12 or folate. A normal level of homocysteine in the blood ...

Homocysteine-lowering treatment was a daily supplement containing folate (1000 μg) and vitamins B 12 (500 μg) and B 6 (10 mg). Tests of cognition were conducted at baseline and after one and two ...

This study aimed to investigate whether higher homocysteine and lower vitamin B12 concentrations increase the risk of future nursing home (NH) admission and all-cause mortality in independently ...

People who consume foods rich in vitamin B12 may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's; B vitamins may help lower homocysteine levels, an amino acid linked to the disease ...

"Vitamin B12 and tHcy [total homocysteine] might be independent predictors of markers of brain aging in elderly individuals without dementia," the investigators write.

Active vitamin B12 is required for the conversion of methylmalonic acid and the degeneration of homocysteine to methionine; therefore, persistent inactivation of vitamin B12 by use of nitrous ...