Posts Tagged ‘folate’
Folates may treat deadly muscular disorder
CORNELL (US) — A nutrition-based therapy using B vitamins may be an effective way to treat a syndrome that causes myopathies and that can be fatal in children. Continue…
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 11:00 - 2 Comments
Top Stories - Aug 5, 2011 8:28 - 0 Comments
Folate may lower breast cancer risk
VANDERBILT (US) — A diet rich in folate may reduce the chances of getting breast cancer for some women, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 15:15 - 0 Comments
Folate-gene link tied to colon cancer
CORNELL (US) — Scientists have identified a gene that when combined with a folate deficiency increases the risk of colon cancer in mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2011 14:36 - 0 Comments
Gene hitched to neural birth defects
CORNELL (US) — Consumption of folic acid before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly by up to 70 percent. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 30, 2010 15:11 - 4 Comments
Diet linked to changes in breast cancer DNA
BROWN (US)—A new study suggests that epigenetic profiles of breast cancer tumors have a direct association with diet, alcohol, and tumor size. The finding could offer a new way to predict the severity of the disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 14:45 - 0 Comments
How pale people evolved to be tan free
PENN STATE (US)—People who remain pale and never tan can blame their distant ancestors for choosing to live in the northern reaches of the globe. Likewise, those who easily achieve a deep, dark tan can thank their ancestors for living in the subtropical latitudes, according to Penn State anthropologists. (more…)
