B Vitamins and the Brain: Mechanisms, Dose and Efficacy—A Review [PDF]
The B-vitamins comprise a group of eight water soluble vitamins that perform essential, closely inter-related roles in cellular functioning, acting as co-enzymes in a vast array of catabolic and anabolic enzymatic reactions.
Kennedy, David, David Kennedy
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Scientific advancement on the way to molecular vitaminology at the Department of Vitamins and Coenzymes of the Palladin Institute of Biochemistry [PDF]
Modern advances in molecular vitaminology are characterized by a marked expansion in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the actions of vitamins and their biologically active derivatives as highly effective compounds that ensure controlled
M. Veliky +3 more
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Background Measles vaccine (MV) may protect against non-measles mortality. We tested whether survival depended on age of measles vaccination. Methods Bandim Health Project follows children under 5 years of age through a Health and Demographic ...
Jesper Sloth Hansen +4 more
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B vitamins in patients with recent transient ischaemic attack or stroke in the VITAmins TO Prevent Stroke (VITATOPS) trial:a randomised, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
Epidemiological studies suggest that raised plasma concentrations of total homocysteine might be a risk factor for major vascular events. Whether lowering total homocysteine with B vitamins prevents major vascular events in patients with previous stroke ...
Hankey, G.J. +37 more
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Background: WHO recommends BCG at birth and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. However, BCG and DTP are often co-administered in low-income countries.
Peter Aaby +3 more
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A Novel HPLC Method for the Concurrent Analysis and Quantitation of Seven Water-Soluble Vitamins in Biological Fluids (Plasma and Urine): A Validation Study and Application [PDF]
An HPLC method was developed and validated for the concurrent detection and quantitation of seven water-soluble vitamins (C, B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, B12) in biological matrices (plasma and urine).
Adrian B. Bonner +7 more
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Determinants of Bacille Calmette-Guérin scarification in Danish children
Background: Studies in low-income countries have shown that among Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated children, those who develop a BCG-scar have significantly better survival than those who do not develop a scar.
Trine Mølbæk Jensen +8 more
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Effects of homocysteine lowering with B vitamins on cognitive aging: meta-analysis of 11 trials with cognitive data on 22,000 individuals. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma homocysteine is a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, but the relevance of homocysteine lowering to slow the rate of cognitive aging is uncertain.
Hankey, G.J. +88 more
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Measles Vaccination in Presence of Measles Antibody May Enhance Child Survival
Background: In trials of early two-dose measles vaccination (MV), with the first dose being given before 9 months of age, vaccination in the presence of maternal antibody reduced mortality 2- to 3-fold compared with MV in the presence of no measles ...
Christine S. Benn +11 more
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B vitamins and cognitive performance in older adults: Review [PDF]
A copious amount of scientific scrutiny has been dedicated to documenting typical and atypical human ageing, with a substantial body of work focusing upon the impact of lifestyle choices.
Riby, Leigh +8 more
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