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...should not overlook folic acid (found in meat and leafy green vegetables such as spinach) or vitamins B6 and B12. They reduce high levels of the amino acid homocysteine, which is believed to contribute to Alzheimer's. "It makes sense to have a diet that's rich in folic acid, fresh fruits, legumes and vegetables," says UCLA's Small. "And it can't hurt to take a multivitamin, which has 0.4 milligrams of folic acid and some...
While you're at it, add some fish to your menu too. The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenic acid, or DHA, which comes from fish oil, has been shown to improve memory in Alzheimer's patients and is, like other antioxidants, believed to protect against the ravages of oxidation...
What is it about breast milk that makes babies so smart? Reinisch suspects there is a component of mother's milk that either protects the central nervous system or stimulates its development. The likeliest candidate: a long-chain polyunsaturated acid known as DHA that is found in human milk but not in infant formula or cow's milk. Today's infant formulas, by the way, are fortified with a precursor of DHA called ala and may offer some of the same benefits...
...that Botox has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, fans of cosmetic quick fixes are buzzing about the next miracle injectable. It's Restylane, a synthetic hyaluronic acid that, like collagen, can fill in facial lines and plump up lips. It's already a hit in Europe and Canada, though its maker has yet to seek approval in the U.S. But last week it completed its U.S. clinical study, and the results were impressive. Restylane outperformed a collagen-based substance by a 6-to-1 ratio. Unlike collagen, which lasts only about three months for some patients, Restylane...
Apparently, real Harvard athletes don’t have the time to singlehandedly foil FBI sting operations, fly out to Kansas every other day and drop copious amounts of acid. And the opening scene—in which Greiner shows up late for a game due to a romp in the hay with Sarah Michelle, only to promptly be inserted into the lineup—probably wouldn’t go over very well with Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan or real Harvard teammates...