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Study Links Folate Deficiency with Parkinson's
(NY, Reuters Health, 2002)
Gerontology Research Center, Division of the National Insitutes of Health

A study in the Journal of Neurochemistry demonstrates a possible link between folate-deficiency and an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. Mice fed a folate-deficient diet had higher homocysteine levels and the dopamine-producing cells of their brains were more vulnerable to damage.

 

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