Although MTX was initially introduced as a chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of malignancies, it is clear that, in the doses used, the mechanism of action in the suppression of inflammation ...

Debbie Williams from Northampton, a 58-year-old director of a menswear business, has been living with psoriasis since she was ...

Bread and cereals are also a valuable source. Folic acid, also known as folacin, is necessary in the formation of cells and to prevent anaemia. It is found in liver, leafy green vegetables ...

4 NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK Purpose To report the outcomes of intravitreal methotrexate (MTX) ...

The anti-cancer and anti-rheumatic drug methotrexate directly inhibits the MTHF enzyme, causing a folic acid deficiency. Supplementation with folic acid can help to prevent some of the side ...

It causes hair loss in about 1% to 3% of patients. Methotrexate works by stopping the cells that cause inflammation from growing and, as a result, can stop hair follicles from growing too. A folic ...

The present study aimed to explore the effects of combination therapy using methotrexate (MTX ... the inhibitory effects of MTX on proliferation and inflammation, as a folic acid antagonist, have been ...

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.

Low levels of folate have been linked to depression. Vitamin supplements such as folic acid (a synthetic form of folate also known as vitamin B9) combined with antidepressants can boost relief in ...

Folic acid is an essential nutrient for expectant mothers as it aids in averting brain and spine abnormalities in the baby. Even though wholesome foods such as beans and leafy vegetables are good ...

Hundreds of thousands of pregnant women, new mothers, and girls between 10 and 19 have been deprived of iron and folic acid for months, as state-run health facilities across the country have run out ...