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.
Medicine: 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. For some reason which biologists are trying to fathom mixed twins predominate at birth. Â¶ A pair of male twins may expect to live jointly until the age of 46, mixed twins until the age of 48, female twins until the age of 50.