Health experts say tighter regulations around pregnancy supplements are needed as newer brands replace folic acid — a key ...

Taking prescription folic acid is associated with a significantly lower risk of suicide attempts, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Experts say this could potentially offer a ...

Folate is a naturally occurring water-soluble B vitamin. Folic acid is a synthetic (manmade) form of folate often added to foods and taken in supplement form. Both are sources of vitamin B9 and ...

This year, Folic Acid Awareness Week is September 8-14. This is a great time to remind people why it is important to take folic acid before and during pregnancy. We have Cristina Gonzalez from the ...

Certain life stages, health conditions and lifestyle factors can increase your folate needs—here’s when a supplement might ...

You may have also heard of folic acid being taken by pregnant women, who have long been instructed to take folic acid to prevent birth defects. But does it have any benefits for men? In fact, since ...

More than 1 million Americans attempted suicide in 2020, and a new study is hinting at a potential way to reduce that risk: prescription folic acid. The study, of more than 800,000 Americans in a ...

Parents are scrambling to secure a cheap generic cancer drug for their children after the Trump administration touted it as a ...

High-dose folic acid is protective against congenital malformations if the mother is at particular risk of having a child with congenital malformations. Treatment with antiseizure medication in ...