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Research Uncovers Another Compelling Reason to Get Enough Folate During Pregnancy

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Folate Helps Protect Against Lead's Neurotoxic Effects An October 2024 study published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal 2 found that supplementing with folic acid, a synthetic version of folate, during pregnancy helps mitigate lead's neurotoxic effects. Hence, the U.S.

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What Do Plastics Have to Do with the Immune System?

Gideon

The assumption is that such materials would be less harmful to the environment and human health than traditional plastics – but there are many unknowns. Solioz, “Metallic Copper as an Antimicrobial Surface”, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 457-461, 2011. 1541-1547, 2010. Available: 10.1128/aem.02766-10