Daily tablets of certain B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people who suffer from mild memory problems, a new study has shown.
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September 13, 2010
September 10, 2010
Vitamin B Tablets Help Prevent Dementia And Alzheimer’s Disease
Elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment who take huge doses of B vitamins everyday may reduce the rate at which their brains shrink by 50%, resulting in a much slower progression toward dementia, and eventually Alzheimer's disease, say researchers from Oxford University, England, in an article published in Plos One (Public Library of Science One), a peer-reviewed medical journal...
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September 9, 2010
Vitamin B and Brain Atrophy in Alzheimer's Disease
Disclosure: I am not a big supporter of vitamin therapy for clinical neuroscience disorders. Of my previous 131posts, I have only referenced on study related to vitamin therapy---that was a study that found no improvement in treating dementia with vitamin E. Nevertheless, today's post focusses on a new study of B vitamins in mild cognitive impairment. I ran across a randomized c
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August 17, 2010
B vitamins and the aging brain examined
Nutritionist are taking a closer look at the role the B vitamins may play in preventing decline in brain function.
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June 27, 2009
A pet can help ease the blues (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Q: A friend of mine recently adopted a cat on the advice of her psychiatrist as part of a comprehensive approach to her mild depression. She is also taking St. John's wort, B vitamins (especially B12) and undergoing talk therapy. Does this sound right? S
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