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.

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.

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) has developed a tortilla ... and are fortified with protein, calcium, fiber, folic acid, probiotics, and prebiotics. The double fermentation ...

Boosting folic acid during pregnancy can improve verbal and behavioral skills in kids, suggests a new study. Taking a higher dose of folic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy is safe and ...

Maternal intake of at least 600 µg of folic acid daily may attenuate this risk ... liver outcomes in a study of mother-child pairs from Mexico City in the ongoing, prospective, population ...

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 ...

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 ...

Folic acid is a pregnancy superhero! Taking a prenatal vitamin with the recommended 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid before and during pregnancy can help prevent birth defects in your baby's ...

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 ...

Folic acid is so important to the health of a fetus that the Food and Drug Administration required its inclusion in 1998 in all enriched grain products, and Mexico did the same to corn masa in 2008.