The new prospective cohort study finds that low vitamin B6 and impaired folate levels were associated with low birth weights (LBWs) in the south Indian pregnant women studied.
A narrative review investigating the benefits and risks of high-dose folic acid for women with pre-existing diabetes in periconception concludes doses of 4mg folate a day or 5mg every second day are warranted, taking individualised needs into consideration.
Adults who had survived childhood cancer faced a higher risk of a first fracture, suggesting the need for bone mineral density surveillance in high-risk childhood cancer survivors.
Folic acid may provide a safe and effective approach for decreasing suicide attempts, putting the treatment squarely on the map as a potential for population-level prevention, researchers say.