A new review reveals how folic acid can act as both a friend and foe in breast cancer, protecting at moderate doses, but potentially fueling tumor growth when intake is excessive or genes go awry.

The body can't produce folate on its own, so we need to get it from our diet. Folate and folic acid are often used interchangeably, but these two forms of vitamin B9 are from different sources.

Taking folic acid early in pregnancy was associated with better neuropsychological outcomes in the offspring at age 6 years, including improved verbal skills and behavior, new research suggests.

Women have been advised to take folic acid during pregnancy since the 1970s to give their baby the best chance of being born healthy. But further pregnancy supplements could be lifesaving ...

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New research gives another reason to take folic acid supplements while pregnant. A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that folate may weaken the link between blood-lead ...

Essential vitamins such as Vitamin B12 and Folic acid are necessary for the body's proper functioning. Folic acid is key in DNA synthesis, cell growth, and red blood cell formation. Deficiency can ...

Nonetheless, a significant number of cases have been reported in the medical literature in which treatment with folic acid, either intentionally or inadvertently, has so altered the natural ...

It was time for the Great Tortilla Folic Acid Test. My older relatives have complained for years that corn tortillas in the United States don’t taste like they should, because most contain as ...

Though some have a genetic basis, at least half are caused by a folate deficiency, and a key 1991 Lancet study showed that 72% of neural tube defects could be prevented with folic acid ...