Pregnant women with either low or excessively high levels of folate in their blood may face a greater risk of their children developing congenital heart disease, according to a study from Guangdong ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maternal folate levels that were too low or too high were associated with risk of congenital heart disease in ...

Maternal serum folate levels during early to midpregnancy show a U-shaped association with congenital heart disease (CHD) risk in offspring. Both low and high folate levels are linked to an increased ...

Folate, or vitamin B9, is essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell formation. People who are pregnant typically need ...

Women who plan on becoming pregnant are told they need enough of the nutrient folate to ensure proper neurodevelopment of their babies, but new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ...

As a geriatrician, I often order serum folate levels as part of a workup for dementia or anemia. How accurate is the statement that “serum folate levels are not useful because they fluctuate rapidly ...

NIH opened its research facility construction grants to for-profit companies and local governments. Who can apply, how much is available, and the key rules. Four in 10 Pediatricians Say Children ...

Did you know that too much of a good thing can sometimes backfire? Recent research suggests that high levels of folate and vitamin B12, essential nutrients for overall health, may increase the risk of ...

Too much synthetic folic acid from supplements and fortified foods may harm brain development and could be involved in rising rates of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. It’s extremely rare to ...

July 15, 2011 — Swedish teenagers who are deficient in folate have poorer grades than teens who have a high folate intake, according to new research published online July 11 in Pediatrics. The link ...

Folic acid, also known as B9, is a water-soluble vitamin belonging to the folate group. Necessary for human survival, it is an essential nutrient that the body cannot produce on its own, nor can it ...