B-Group Vitamins Can Improve Concentration In People With First Episode Psychosis
A new study reports vitamins B12, B6 and folic acid can help improve concentration in people experiencing their first episode of psychosis. ... Read More...
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Pregnant with Epilepsy? Folic Acid May Prevent Language Delays
A new study links folic acid intake in pregnant women with epilepsy and language development in children. Researchers report among children whose mothers with epilepsy did not take folic acid, 34% had delayed language skills at 18 months.... Read More...
Prenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Fortification of Food May Reduce Mental Health Risks in Children
A new study reports the offspring of women who eat a diet rich of foods fortified with folic acid while pregnant have a reduced risk of being diagnosed with a mental illness later in life. The study reports those who had increased in-utero folic acid exposure had increased cortical thickness and delayed thinning of the cerebral cortex.... Read More...
Are Vitamin Supplements Used Before or During Pregnancy Associated With ASD Risk?
A new study backs previous findings, reporting a reduced risk of ASD in the offspring of mothers who used folic acid and multivitamins both prior to and during pregnancy.... Read More...
Multivitamin Use During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Autism With Intellectual Disability Risk
According to Drexel University researchers, mothers who took multivitamins during pregnancy were 30% less likely to have children who develop autism with intellectual disability. However, researchers note the occurrence of autism without intellectual disability was not affected by the use of prenatal multivitamins.... Read More...
Folic Acid May Mitigate Autism Risk From Pesticides
Researchers from UC Davis report pregnant women who take 800 micrograms of folic acid could help lower risks of autism in their children, even when they were exposed to pesticides associated with increasing autism risk.... Read More...
Taking Folic Acid During Pregnancy Has Positive Effect on Child’s Psychological Development
Summary: Children whose mothers took folic acid during pregnancy demonstrated higher levels of emotional intelligence and resilience later in childhood than tho... Read More...
More Research Needed on Effects of Cannabis on Human Development
More research is needed on the link between maternal cannabis use and the health of newborns, researchers report.... Read More...
Dietary Supplement May Prevent and Reverse Damage to Aging Brain
According to researchers, a complex dietary supplement has shows anti-aging properties that appear to prevent, and even reverse brain cell loss.... Read More...
Nutritional Supplements May Boost Effects of Antidepressants
A new study reports certain nutritional supplements may increase the effectiveness of antidepressants.... Read More...