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.
Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, the King of the Mile, is the current world record holder with a time of 3:43.13, set in Rome in 1999. He also is the current world record holder in the 1,500, 3:26.0, and the 2,000, 4:44.79. He is a double Olympic gold medalist, winning the 1,500- and 5,000-meter races in Athens in 2004. Born in Siberia, Russia's Svetlana Masterkova holds the women's world record for the mile at 4:12.56, set on Aug. 14, 1996.