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From The Labs

What is the risk of excessive folic acid intake?

March 9, 2023 Birth defects,  folic acid,  Research,  spina bifida

Data in animal models support that folic acid supplementation should be restricted to an ideal benefit range.

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From The Labs

Raising awareness of spina bifida

August 4, 2022 Birth defects,  folic acid,  neural tube defects,  Research,  spina bifida

From the Labs sat with Dr. Richard H. Finnell to learn more about spina bifida.

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Policywise

Think globally, act locally: Caring for families with neural tube defects

January 8, 2021 folic acid,  fortification,  health policy,  neural tube defects,  spina bifida,  Texas Children's Hospital

Digital age connectivity is enabling policy change, embodied in new clinical care guidelines for people living with spina bifida.

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From The Labs

Nutritional deficiencies, HIV and DTG brew a ‘perfect storm.’ The good news? There is a simple solution.

August 6, 2019 AIDS,  doluteglavir,  folate,  folic acid,  HIV,  neural tube defects,  Research

A preferred medication for treating HIV infection has been recently linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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