Folate prevents alcohol-induced congenital heart defects in mice

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 06:20 in Health & Medicine

A new animal study has found that high levels of the B-vitamin folate (folic acid) prevented heart birth defects induced by alcohol exposure in early pregnancy, a condition known as foetal alcohol syndrome...

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