News tagged with neural tube
Neuroscientists isolate gene essential to early brain development
Nov 27, 2008 |
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University of Queensland neuroscientists have discovered the crucial role a specific gene plays in forming the neural tube, the earliest identifiable structure in the developing brain and an essential precursor to the entire ...
Folic acid even more baby-protective than thought
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
Study finds folic acid supplements linked to higher risk of prostate cancer
Mar 10, 2009 |
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A study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) found that men who took a daily folic acid supplement of 1 mg daily had more than twice the risk of prostate cancer compared with men who took a placebo.
Low levels of vitamin B12 may increase risk for neural tube defects
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after conception may have an increased risk of a neural tube defect, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of ...
Researcher investigates link between folic acid and heart health, anemia
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Georgia State University researcher and his colleague are investigating the effects of a decade-long requirement to fortify all cereals in the United States with folic acid, and its link with a chemical ...
Some neural tube defects in mice linked to enzyme deficiency
May 25, 2009 |
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Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only about 70 percent of these defects.
Folic acid survey of Spanish-speaking women finds most are missing benefits
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first- nationally representative folic acid awareness survey to focus ...
Immigrant women may be at higher risk of having a baby with a birth defect
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Immigrant women are less likely to use folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, particularly those who recently immigrated to the country, according to a new study led by a St. Michael's Hospital physician ...
Folic acid to prevent congenital heart defects
May 14, 2009 |
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The Canadian policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in preventing neural tube defects. The latest article published in the British Medical Journal by a group of researchers from t ...
Infertile couples encouraged to look at lifestyle
Jul 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has recommended that infertile couples seek advice about their lifestyle before embarking on IVF treatment or other assisted reproductive technology.
Research rules out link between specific antibodies and spina bifida
Jul 08, 2009 |
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New research, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that a woman's risk of having a child with a neural tube defect (NTD), such as Spina Bifida, is not linked to folic acid related auto-antibodies. The f ...
Don't block folic acid in early pregnancy
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Using medication that reduces or blocks the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy (weeks 1-12), increases the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities. This conclusion was reached by a ...
