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.
Statisticians of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. last week assembled and published the following facts concerning the viability of twins: Â¶About one confinement in every hundred produces twins. The U. S. currently contains almost 4,000,000 twinsâ600,000 male pairs, 625,000 female pairs, 635,000 mixed pairs.