User:Caston/BlogEntry: 2010 September 10 08:37:24 UTC

Alzheimer's research
Kemal Mixter posted the following on facebook:

"Good that it is becoming public, but the link between Alzheimer, B vitamins and homocysteine (and regarding B12, excitotoxicity) was long established. First clinical trials demonstrating the benefit were published 5-10 years ago: Wang HX, Wahlin A, et al. Vitamin B(12) and folate in relation to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 2001 May 8;56(9):1188-94. Morris MC, Evans DA, et al. Dietary niacin and the risk of incident Alzheimer's disease and of cognitive decline. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;75(8):1093-9. Quadri P, Fragiacomo C, et al. Homocysteine and B vitamins in mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2005;43(10):1096-100. Mulder C, Scheltens P, et al. Low vitamin B6 levels are associated with white matter lesions in Alzheimer's disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Jun;53(6):1073-4. Kado DM, Karlamangla AS, et al. Homocysteine versus the vitamins folate, B6, and B12 as predictors of cognitive function and decline in older high-functioning adults: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging. Am J Med. 2005 Feb;118(2):161-7." --Mixter

He posted the hyperlink to the following article on the effects of vitamin B supplementation on alzheimer's

http://www.knowabouthealth.com/oxford-study-vitamin-b-slows-brain-shrinkage-delays-alzheimer%E2%80%99s/6265/

Social profile extension
I will definitely be testing out the social profile extension for mediawiki for the next major upgrade to Rejuvepedia.

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SocialProfile

It looks like it will help build a sense of community into the website.