title: Folic acid supplements significantly improve memory function.
abstract: Cognitive function declines with age. Modifiable risk factors have been identified and poor folate status is suspected of being one such risk factor. This trial compared three years of folic acid supplementation with placebo in people, aged 50-70, who had raised blood concentrations of homocysteine (associated with atherosclerosis). The findings were that folic acid supplementation significantly improved those domains of cognitive function (memory and information processing) that tend to decline with age.
authors.affiliation: The University of Portsmouth.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sander