They found that supplementing with B vitamins could reduce systolic blood pressure (the top number in a reading) by 6 to 13 ...

Plasma homocysteine is normally ≤12 µmol/L, but when elevated has many deleterious cardiovascular effects. This review explains homocysteine metabolism, the effects of elevated homocysteine ...

A small study of 22 Alzheimer's patients reported high concentrations of homocysteine in their blood. The homocysteine story ...

The concentration of LDL-C was calculated using the Friedwald formula. 10 Total homocysteine was determined by high performance liquid chromatography by previously described methods. 11 All samples ...

Environmental toxins, such as tobacco smoke and carbon disulfide, can raise homocysteine levels. Carbon disulfide is used in the manufacture of cellophane and pesticides, and as solvent for fats ...