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.

As he continues to rehab from a torn Achilles, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson vowed to return "better than before" in a video posted onto his Instagram account on Thursday.

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 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Higher doses of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy are safe and linked to improved verbal and behavioral skills in children at age six. The study ...

Approximately one in four women in Canada are unaware of the benefits of taking folic acid before and during pregnancy to prevent certain birth defects – a percentage that has not improved in more ...

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina ...

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 levels ...

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 ...

Some research suggests people with cancer may have an increased risk of folic acid deficiency, which may be due to cancer-related complications and treatments. Folic acid, also called folate or ...