Folate, an essential B vitamin, is necessary for the human body to function and many countries, including the United States, require that bread and grain products be fortified with folic acid to ...

But folate is also involved in DNA synthesis, tissue formation, and formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow," says Gena Hamshaw, RD, a registered dietitian and Full Helping blogger.

Folate deficiency symptoms can include tongue inflammation, mouth sores, and fatigue. You may be at a greater risk of folate deficiency if you are pregnant, or have Chrohn's disease or celiac disease.

Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, suggests research published online in the journal Evidence ...

The identification of the autoantibody against folate receptors in 75 percent of our index subjects — a rate similar to the decrease in the occurrence and recurrence of neural-tube defects of ...

Folate and B12 are involved in multiple pathways, including one-carbon transfer, which is critical to turning cells on and off at the right time during development.

Folate may protect cognition in seniors, but only with adequate levels of vitamin B12. In an epidemiological study, low B-vitamin status was associated with anemia and cognitive impairment. Low ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help children with autism gain the ability to speak. Leucovorin is used for cancer patients, but doctors are pushing for its approval for autism.

“Folate” refers in general to folic acid and its various metabolites. **I know some of you have read Walsh and/or Yasko, who take a much bigger view of folate, the folate cycle, ...

Folate, or folic acid, is an essential nutrient, which means our bodies don't make it, we have to consume it. The availability of folate in so many foods means many of us likely don't need ...

The folate found naturally in food is less bioavailable — meaning it’s less easily absorbed and used by the body — than either folic acid or 5-MTHF supplements.