The high levels of homocysteine found in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) could contribute to the increased cardiovascular risk seen in this population; alternatively, ...

May 18, 2004 — Elevated homocysteine is associated with levodopa and is proportional to peripheral neuronal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD), according to the results of a study published in ...

Background: Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with increased blood coagulation and platelet activity and may modulate the response to antiplatelet therapies. We aimed to investigate the ...

High, or elevated, homocysteine levels are known as hyperhomocysteinemia. This could indicate a person has a vitamin deficiency, as the body needs certain nutrients to break it down. Less commonly, ...

Homocysteine, an amino acid believed to contribute to heart attack, stroke and dementia, likely also is a player in retinal damage and vision loss, researchers say. Scientists want to know the impact ...

People with elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood had nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new report from scientists at Boston University. The findings ...

Framingham, MA - Elevated levels of homocysteine are associated with increased risk of congestive heart failure (CHF), according to new data from the Framingham study. The association was seen even in ...

(Philadelphia, PA) - The amino acid homocysteine occurs naturally in the human body, generated as a byproduct of methionine metabolism. Genetic diseases or an imbalanced diet, with too much red meat ...

Seshadri S, Beiser A, Selhub J, Jacques PF, Rosenberg IH, D'Agostino RB, et al. Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med 2002;346:476-83. Question: Are ...

Objective To investigate the association between serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentration and cardiovascular disease, as measured by homocysteine level and blood pressure in a representative ...