There are no medications at this point that can slow the decline from cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers some hope in supplementation with B vitamins. 156 elderly people with mild cognitive impairment, and high serum homocysteine levels, were given a combination of vitamin B12 (500 mcg), B6 (20 mg), and folic acid or a placebo over a two year period. The 80 subjects receiving the B vitamins showed significantly less brain degeneration than the placebo group. These B vitamins lower homocysteine levels in the blood. High homocysteine has been associated with a number of conditions, including neurodegenerative conditions. My recommendation would be to use folic acid in the form of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a better absorbed form of folic acid, especially in individuals with genetically impaired enzyme function.
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