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Prevention of spina bifida: folic acid intake during pregnancy in Gulu district, northern Uganda

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: the intake of folic acid before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy can prevent spina bifida. This paper describes folic acid intake in women in Gulu district in northern Uganda.
Femke Bannink   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Folic Acid and Zinc Supplementation in Men on Semen Quality and Live Birth Among Couples Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
Importance Dietary supplements marketed for male fertility commonly contain folic acid and zinc based on limited prior evidence for improving semen quality.
E. Schisterman   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of Folic Acid Intake on Infant and Child Allergic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effect of folic acid supplements on infant and child allergic diseases through systematic review and meta-analysis.Design: PubMed, The Cochrane Library and references of related articles published before January
Zekun Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Intake of Natural Sources of Docosahexaenoic Acid and Folate in Pregnant Women of Three European Cohorts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: Folic acid plays a fundamental role in cell division and differentiation. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has been associated with infantile neurological and cognitive development.
Campoy, C.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Folic acid - importance for human health and its role in COVID-19 therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Folic acid (folacin, B9) is a vitamin that performs many very important functions in the human body, and its inadequate level - deficiency as well as excess, may contribute to an increased risk of developing many disease processes.
Katarzyna Antosik   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Folic acid contributes to peripheral nerve injury repair by promoting Schwann cell proliferation, migration, and secretion of nerve growth factor

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2019
After peripheral nerve injury, intraperitoneal injection of folic acid improves axon quantity, increases axon density and improves electromyography results. However, the mechanisms for this remain unclear.
Wei-Bo Kang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness and factors associated with reported intake of folic acid-fortified flour among women of reproductive age in Ifakara, Morogoro region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Nutrition, 2019
Background Folic acid fortification of staple foods has been in place in many countries for over two decades. Studies have shown that folic acid fortification can significantly reduce incidence of neural tube defects.
Ipyana Frank Mwandelile   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photochemical Synthesis of the Bioconjugate Folic Acid-Gold Nanoparticles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In this paper we present a rapid and simple onepot method to obtain gold nanoparticles functionalized with folic acid using a photochemistry method. The bioconjugate folic acid-gold nanoparticle was generated in one step using a photo-reduction method ...
John Castillo   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Degradation of folic acid wastewater by electro-Fenton with three-dimensional electrode and its kinetic study [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2018
The three-dimensional electro-Fenton method was used in the folic acid wastewater pretreatment process. In this study, we researched the degradation of folic acid and the effects of different parameters such as the air sparging rate, current density, pH ...
Gu Xiaochao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Folic acid: a potential inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein

open access: yesPharmaceutical 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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