May 12, 2004 -- Homocysteine levels are associated with osteoporotic hip fracture, according to the results of two studies published in the May 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The ...

DEMENTIA IS HIGHLY PREVALENT AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE, and projections show that the number of people affected might triple over the next 50 years, mainly because of a large increase in the oldest-old ...

Elevated levels of homocysteine are a risk factor for vascular disease, thrombosis, neural tube defects and dementia. The 677C>T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene ...

Homocysteine levels are not measured in most traditional screening tests, but the relationship between these levels & cardiovascular disease development has drawn greater scrutiny in recent times.

Boston, MA - Two new observational studies suggest that increased homocysteine levels are a risk factor for osteoporosis in older men and women. The studies appear in this week's New England Journal ...

Cross-sectional analysis of a convenience sample of locally recruited participants, including both patients and volunteers. The incidence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and the ...

A recent study published in the journal of BMC Nephrology revealed that elevated homocysteine levels can significantly ...

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 ...

Homocysteine, an amino acid believed to contribute to heart attack, stroke and dementia, likely also is a player in retinal damage and vision loss, researchers say. Scientists want to know the impact ...

India accounts for over 60% of worldwide heart disease cases despite having less than 20% of the global population. Not only that, but high rates of obesity and high blood pressure among younger ...