Throughout the world, folic acid has now become the sacred cow of preconceptual health advice because of its apparent ability to reduce the rate of neural tube defects. But is this faith justified ...
Taking folic acid (one of the B vitamins) can protect you from producing a baby with spina bifida. ...
DOWN'S SYNDROME: It's not the age of the mother that counts after all
Most of us who have delayed childbearing live with the spectre of Down's Syndrome and many congenital deformities automatically increasing with our advancing age, particularly for first birth. In ...
High levels of the amino acid homocysteine may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study carried out at the Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
HOMOCYSTEINE: The saga of a medical breakthrough
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