New bill aims to prevent birth defects by adding folic acid to staple foods

A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with ...
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Study Using OGM in Neural Tube Defects Reveals Previously Unreported Variants and Candidate ...

SAN DIEGO, and GREENWOOD, S.C., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) and Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) today announced a publication in Genome Research describing ...
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Hispanic women still at higher risk for births with neural tube defects after voluntary ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated folic acid fortification of all enriched cereal grains in 1996, and this regulation resulted in a reduction of neural tube defect (NTD)–affected ...
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Hispanic births with neural tube defects not significantly reduced after voluntary folic ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated folic acid fortification of all enriched cereal grains in 1996, and this regulation resulted in a reduction of neural tube defect (NTD)–affected ...
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Adding Folic Acid to Flour Cuts Neural Tube Defects in Brazil

The prevalence of neural tube defects in live and stillborn babies dropped significantly in Brazil after the introduction of mandatory folic acid and iron fortification of wheat and maize flours in ...