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Background: Diabetic people on metformin are more likely to develop vitamin B12 deficiency. There has been little research into the duration of therapy and dose of metformin that causes B12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy.
Suresh Kumar+5 more
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Prebiotic Vitamin B$_3$ Synthesis in Carbonaceous Planetesimals [PDF]
Aqueous chemistry within carbonaceous planetesimals is promising for synthesizing prebiotic organic matter essential to all life. Meteorites derived from these planetesimals delivered these life building blocks to the early Earth, potentially facilitating the origins of life.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency and Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with various clinical manifestations, its origin not always can be explained only by dopamine deficiency. Long-term treatment with levodopa (especially its intraduodenal administration),
Z. A. Zalyalova, E. V. Ekusheva
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Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals Under Investigation for COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment [PDF]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused global disruption and a significant loss of life. Existing treatments that can be repurposed as prophylactic and therapeutic agents could reduce the pandemic's devastation. Emerging evidence of potential applications in other therapeutic contexts has led to the investigation of dietary supplements and ...
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Plasma Vitamin B-12 Levels and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case-Control Study
Introduction: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a frequent condition in the elderly population. High homocysteine levels, which can contribute to arterial damage and blood clots in blood vessels, usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12.
Lochana Shrestha MD+4 more
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Vitamin B12 deficiency leads to various symptoms such as neuropathy, growth retardation, and infertility. Vitamin B12 functions as a coenzyme for two enzymes involved in amino acid metabolisms.
Tomohiro Bito+6 more
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Vitamin B12 deficiency is seen in countries like India mainly because of predominantly vegetarian diet and is a significant health problem. Patients present with various neurological and hematological manifestations of megaloblastic anemia.
Kapil Bhalla+4 more
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Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone during Growth Hormone Treatment
Background. There is some controversy concerning a potential interaction between vitamin D and PTH and the GH/IGF-1 axis. The goal of this study is to assess vitamin D and PTH status in children with GH deficiency at diagnostic and during treatment with ...
Teodoro Durá-Travé+1 more
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Phase stability in SmB$_6$ [PDF]
We investigate flux-grown Sm-deficient Sm$_x$B$_6$ ($x < 1$) by global and local tools, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), electronic transport, and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS). All these tools indicate a remarkable persistence of the SmB$_6$ local structure in the flux-grown samples even for nominal Sm concentrations as ...
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Cobalamin and folate deficiencies among children in the age group of 12-59 months in India
Background: Anemia is a major public health problem among children under 5 years of age in India. Cobalamin and folate deficiencies play an important role in the etiology of anemia.
Umesh Kapil+2 more
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