Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Key Takeaways Folinic acid is an active form of folate, while folic acid must be ...

One of these announcements declared that there is a link between low brain folate levels and ASD, particularly in a small ...

Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers said Tuesday. Folic acid occurs ...

Use of vitamins with folic acid -- a dietary supplement that can prevent neural tube birth defects -- declined among Latinas in California from 2002 to 2006, despite a decade-long public health effort ...

Fetal Well-Being Generally Fine After Strenuous Exercise Maternal use of folic acid supplements around the time of conception is associated with a reduced risk of having children with autistic ...

Folate, or vitamin B9, is particularly important during times of rapid growth, such as pregnancy and adolescence. Eating ...

Which folic acid supplement is best? Dietary supplements are a convenient way to ensure the proper amount of key nutrients is being consistently consumed. Folic acid supplements are used frequently to ...

Susan Dentzer looks at the causes of spina bifida and efforts to prevent the disease by encouraging women to take more folic acid. The Wallaces have more reasons than most parents to think their child ...

Taking prescription folic acid is associated with a significantly lower risk of suicide attempts, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Experts say this could potentially offer a ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., SEPT. 17, 2004 – A record 40 percent of American women of childbearing age reported taking a daily multivitamin containing folic acid in 2004, up from 32 percent last year and the ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated if folic acid or methotrexate use impacts the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis or associated ...