It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure exactly what the underlying physiological mechanisms of this requirement are. New ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One study found a reduced risk for neural tube defects when folic acid was used before and during pregnancy. The ...

Folic acid is one of the most important nutrients you can get during pregnancy, so it’s important to choose a supplement with ...

The UK Government's current proposal to fortify one type of flour with folic acid is inadequate as it suggests a low dose that would fail to prevent hundreds of cases of severe birth defects each year ...

"Well over half of neural tube defects can be prevented with sufficient folic acid consumption before conception and in early pregnancy," said senior author Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, Division Head of ...

A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects.

Dolutegravir is a preferred medication for treating HIV infection, but it recently has been linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among babies born to mothers receiving ...

January 11, 2008 — Knowledge of the importance of taking folic acid prenatally may be linked to incidence of infant neural tube defects, according to the results of a survey reported in the January 11 ...

The UK Government's current proposal to fortify one type of flour with folic acid is inadequate as it suggests a low dose that would fail to prevent hundreds of cases of severe birth defects each year ...

The Zika virus has received a lot of attention lately especially now that it has entered the United States. We have learned that infection with the virus leads to an increased risk of having babies ...

A multi-institutional research team has developed a novel folic acid-resistant neural tube defect mouse model of the human condition by silencing the Slc25a32 gene, and, in most of the mutant mice, ...