Folic acid, a powerful and necessary vitamin, has long been argued by researchers to reduce everything from heart disease and stroke to colon and breast cancers. But two recent studies have doctors ...

Despite what those Instagram ads or juice companies might lead you to believe, a healthy liver does a beautiful job of "cleansing" and "detoxing" itself. That said, a surprising number—about 25% of ...

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Taking certain supplements may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems, according to the largest study to date on the connection. In the study published in Neurology, researchers focused ...

People taking high doses of the B vitamin folic acid are not at an increased risk of cancer, according to an international analysis - easing some concern about the possible side effects of national ...

Folate is a B vitamin and a necessary nutrient to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. Folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, has been added to vitamins, breakfast cereals and other ...

For the past five years, folic acid has been added to cereal and grain products in the United States in an effort to reduce neural tube birth defects, deformities in which the spinal cord is exposed ...

Baby-protecting folic acid is getting new attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida, recent research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects. Now pregnancy specialists are ...

Taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements may not reduce the risk of developing memory and thinking problems in older people, a new study finds. Some previous studies had suggested a link between ...

Before your body can use it, folic acid has to go through several metabolic steps to convert into L-methylfolate (5-MTHF), ...

Taking a folic acid supplement is one of the most important things a woman can do during the early stages of her pregnancy because it can help prevent birth defects. A member of the B-vitamin family, ...

This release is available in Chinese. Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any ...