Vitamin B 'may slow' dementia

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Vitamin B 'may slow' dementia

_http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/09/09/vitamin-b-may-slow-deme

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Vitamin B could prove to be a revolutionary weapon against age-related

memory loss and Alzheimer's.

A controversial study has shown large daily doses of B vitamins can halve

the rate of brain shrinkage caused by mild cognitive impairment, which is

linked to Alzheimer's and other dementias. The Oxford University team

studied brain shrinkage in 168 volunteers. Over two years, vitamins B6, B12 and

folate slowed atrophy by 30%, up to 53% in some cases.

The research, published in Public Library of Science ONE, bucks current

theories and undermines firms which have spent money on drugs.

Prof said: " This is a striking result, much more than we

predicted. " But he warned people against taking large doses until further

tests.

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