About 10% of patients who come to complex care hospitals may have low levels of folate and other indicators of malnutrition, investigators say. To ensure those patients are identified and helped, ...

It’s long been known that pregnant women should take folic acid to help protect their baby from birth defects. But now it seems the vitamin can help reduce the risk of dementia, and having low levels ...

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 ...

Low folate levels are associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, a new study suggests. People with RA have a 60 percent increased risk of ...

A new study by scientists at the MUHC has revealed that a diet low in folate may increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Published in the scientific journal Cancer Research today, the study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gestational diabetes risk can be increased by an imbalance in folate and vitamin B12 concentrations during ...

Blood levels of folate in young women are dropping, a disturbing development that could lead to increased birth defects and may be due to low-carb diets or the popularity of unfortified whole-grain ...

About 10% of patients who come to complex care hospitals may have low levels of folate and other indicators of malnutrition, investigators say. To ensure those patients are identified and helped, ...