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Vitamin B doesn’t stem memory loss

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London: Researchers have found that taking  may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems at all.The study involved people with high blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid.
High levels of homocysteine have been linked to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.“Since homocysteine levels can be lowered with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements, the hope has been that taking these vitamins could also reduce the risk of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease,” said Rosalie Dhonukshe-Rutten from Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

For the study, 2,919 people with average age 74 took either a tablet with 400 microgram of folic acid and 500 microgram of vitamin B12 or a placebo every day for two years.

fishoil-pillsTests of memory and thinking skills were performed at the beginning and end of the study. All of the participants had high blood levels of homocysteine.

“While the homocysteine levels decreased by more in the group taking the B vitamins than in the group taking the placebo, unfortunately there was no difference between the two groups in the scores on the thinking and memory tests,” Dhonukshe-Rutten pointed out.

The study appeared in the journal Neurology.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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