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Folic acid treatment of Zambian children with moderate to severe malaria anemia. [PDF]

, 2006
Whether administration of folic acid to children with malaria anemia is helpful is controversial. Therefore, we conducted a randomised, placebo-controlled trial of 14 days of treatment with folic acid (1 mg/d) in Zambian children with malaria anemia ...
Bennett, Steve, Fielding, Katherine, Greenwood, Brian, Malunga, Phidelis, Mulenga, Modest, Shulman, Caroline, Thuma, Philip   +6 more
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Encapsulation of Folic Acid and α-Tocopherol in Lysozyme Particles and Their Bioaccessibility in the Presence of DNA

Antioxidants, 2023
Protein particles have been reported as the potential carriers for the co-encapsulation of bioactive components. In this study, lysozyme, a basic protein, was used to simultaneously encapsulate folic acid and α-tocopherol at pH 4.0.
Lingling Ma, Tiecheng Gao, Hao Cheng, Ning Li, Weining Huang, Li Liang   +5 more
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The long-term impact of folic acid in pregnancy on offspring DNA methylation : follow-up of the Aberdeen folic acid supplementation trial (AFAST) [PDF]

, 2018
Funding This work was supported by the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol.
Atkinson, Charlotte, Bhattacharya, Sohinee, Campbell, Doris, Gaunt, Tom, Hall, Marion, Herbert, Georgia, Kazmi, Nabila, McArdle, Wendy, Ness, Andy, Relton, Caroline L., Richmond, Rebecca C., Ring, Susan, Sharp, Gemma C., Smith, George Davey, Taylor, Caroline   +14 more
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Folic acid: a potential inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Context Coronavirus disease 2019 is a global pandemic. Studies suggest that folic acid has antiviral effects. Molecular docking shown that folic acid can act on SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Phosphoprotein (SARS-CoV-2 N).Objective To identify novel molecular ...
Yu-meng Chen, Jin-lai Wei, Rui-si Qin, Jin-ping Hou, Guang-chao Zang, Guang-yuan Zhang, Ting-ting Chen   +6 more
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Folic acid allergy in pregnancy: a case report

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Folic acid intake prevents neural tube defects in the developing foetus. Folic acid allergy in pregnancy is very rare. Most physicians are unaware of this complication.
Azmat Riaz, Khaldoun Tabbah
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Systematic development of an evidence-based website on preconception care [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: In February 2015, the Flemish Minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family launched a website on preconception care: gezondzwangerworden.be'. The website was developed in response to the lack of comprehensive communication on preconception
Beeckman, Dimitri, De Steur, Hans, De Sutter, An, Delbaere, Ilse, Gellynck, Xavier, Mokangi, Pascale, Roelens, Kristien, van de Walle, Liselot, Vandenbulcke, Pieter   +8 more
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Folic acid awareness and usage among females at Saudi Electronic University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: This study evaluates awareness of folic acid and neural tube defects, use of folic acid and knowledge of folic acid usage among female university students in Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AL-Mohaithef, Hadeel Alaslani, Nargis Begum Javed, Sriram Chandramohan   +3 more
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Dietary folic acid addition reduces abdominal fat deposition mediated by alterations in gut microbiota and SCFA production in broilers

Animal Nutrition, 2023
Intensive selective breeding for high growth rate and body weight cause excess abdominal fat in broilers. Gut microbiota and folic acid were reported to regulate lipid metabolism.
Yanli Liu, Jiantao Yang, Xiaoying Liu, Rui Liu, Yibin Wang, Xinhuo Huang, Yingge Li, Ruifang Liu, Xiaojun Yang   +8 more
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Knowledge and practice of urban Iranian pregnant women towards folic acid intake for neural tube defect prevention. [PDF]

, 2012
To assess the knowledge and practice of urban Iranian pregnant women regarding periconceptional folic acid intake for neural tube defect (NTD) prevention.
Golalipour, M.J., Nosrat, S.B., Sedehi, M.   +2 more
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Safety and benefits of interventions to increase folate status in malaria-endemic areas. [PDF]

, 2017
For decades, folic acid has routinely been given to prevent or treat anaemia in children, pregnant women and people with sickle cell disease. However, there is no conclusive evidence that folate deficiency anaemia constitutes a public health problem in ...
Adjalla, Allen, Antony, Baggott, Bailey, Beaudin, Benoist, Berry, Boele van Hensbroek, Calis, Carter, Charles, Choumenkovitch, Christianson, Chulay, Clark, Clarke, Crider, Daly, De Regil, Desai, Dhur, Dixit, Dzinjalamala, Eichholzer, Eijk, Ferone, Fishman, Fleming, Fleming, Fleming, Furness, Galloway, Geary, Gregson, Guyatt, Hubner, Kalmbach, Kamen, Kelly, Khanna, Koury, Krungkrai, Lassi, Lengeler, Levene, Lohner, Lucock, Luzzatto, Mahomed, Mbaye, Meremikwu, Metz, Metz, Miller, Mulenga, Nduati, Nzila, Nzila, Nzila, Nzila, Oniyangi, Ouma, Oyediran, Pegoraro, Piel, Pietrzik, Powers, Quinlivan, Relton, Rodriguez-Cortes, Rolschau, Sazawal, Schalhorn, Stern, Stokstad, Sweeney, Timmermans, Tong, Verhoef, Wald, Wang, Wang, WHO, WHO, WHO/FAO, Wilson, Yetley, Zhang   +88 more
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