A Controlled Trial of Homocysteine Lowering and Cognitive Performance
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- 29 June 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 354 (26) , 2764-2772
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa054025
Abstract
The results of observational studies suggest that plasma homocysteine concentrations are inversely related to cognitive function in older people. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that lowering the plasma homocysteine concentration improves cognitive function in healthy older people.Keywords
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