Brain Health

PBM Pharmaceuticals reports study shows taking folic acid may improve brain health

Published in Lab Business Week, February 25th, 2007

Jane Durga and colleagues from Wageningen University in the Netherlands have published findings from a double-blind, placebo controlled study in the Lancet that shows that 3 years of taking folic acid supplements improves performance on information processing speed and memory.

These are factors that are known to decline with age, the researchers reported.

More than 800 participants were studied between the ages of 50 and 70 comparing the effects of folic acid supplements (800 micrograms per day, per participant) to a placebo. The researchers determined cognitive function improved significantly in participants who were taking folic acid.

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Source: Lab Business Week (2007-02-25)

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