folate (fÅËÂ·lÄt), n a B vitamin that is present in leafy green vegetables, dry peas and beans, and fortified breads and cereals. Folate deficiency may increase the risk of certain cancers, Alzheimer's disease, and certain birth defects, such as neural tube defects.
World's oldest twins are 102-year-old Scottish sisters, says Guinness World Records. Twins Evelyn (left) and Edith (right) celebrate their 102 birthday. Guinness World Records has declared the pair from Scotland the world's oldest twins.
With about 1,049 male babies born for every 1,000 female babies born in 2013, boys are keeping the edge in a ratio that's stayed about the same over the past 60 years. Twins. The number of twins born in the United States increased 2 percent in 2013 â to 33.7 sets of twins born for every 1,000 births. While this is the highest rate on record, the numbers have remained roughly the same since 2009 â after skyrocketing over 70 percent from 1980 to 2008.