Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Key Takeaways Folinic acid is an active form of folate, while folic acid must be ...

This medication is a multivitamin product used to treat or prevent vitamin deficiency due to poor diet, certain illnesses, or during pregnancy. Vitamins are important building blocks of the body and ...

As the Food and Drug Administration moves to make folinic acid an official treatment for a neurological condition associated ...

Susan Dentzer looks at the causes of spina bifida and efforts to prevent the disease by encouraging women to take more folic acid. The Wallaces have more reasons than most parents to think their child ...

This medication is a multivitamin and iron product used to treat or prevent vitamin deficiency due to poor diet, certain illnesses, or during pregnancy. Vitamins and iron are important building blocks ...

High doses of folic acid do not prevent precancerous colon polyps in people prone to them and may actually increase the risk of developing the growths, a new study finds. It’s the latest evidence that ...

Folate and folic acid are terms that identify vitamin B9. Folate actually refers to the tetrahydrofolate (THF) derivative found naturally in fresh fruits, vegetables and beans. Folate is a natural ...

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 ...

The folinic acid supplement will be prescribed for a subset of children with autism who have “cerebral folate deficiency,” ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated if folic acid or methotrexate use impacts the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis or associated ...