Share on Pinterest Scientists have found unexpected results about folate intake and aging in mice. bondarillia/Getty Images Folates (vitamin B9) that are important early in life may pose difficulties ...

Folate is a naturally occurring water-soluble B vitamin. Folic acid is a synthetic (manmade) form of folate often added to foods and taken in supplement form. Both are sources of vitamin B9 and ...

Most of us are probably somewhat familiar with folic acid; it has long been touted as a necessity during pregnancy and is the synthetic form of folate used in supplements and added to fortified foods ...

A new review reveals how folic acid can act as both a friend and foe in breast cancer, protecting at moderate doses, but potentially fueling tumor growth when intake is excessive or genes go awry.