FDA Breakthrough designation supports development of a point-of-care test for detecting folate receptor autoantibodies ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., centre, speaks at the White ...

President Trump is promising a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder: a prescription form of vitamin B9 called leucovorin. But many scientists and medical organizations are skeptical; some ...

The US government is approving the drug leucovorin to address rising rates of autism, despite limited evidence that it works.

RECENTLY, THE U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued several high-profile announcements around its work in determining the cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One of these ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Why is everyone talking about leucovorin—a drug some say could treat the symptoms of autism? The ...

Last winter, Brian Noonan read online that some doctors were prescribing an obscure drug, typically given to cancer patients, for autism. Curious, he looked into it for his son Benjamin, who had just ...

A UC Davis MIND Institute study of pregnant mice found that high amounts of folic acid during pregnancy harmed the brain development of embryos. Researchers say the findings indicate that more ...

The Trump administration has suggested that leucovorin, a drug used in cancer treatment, might have some benefit for children with autism. Many researchers and families aren't so sure. (Andrew Harnik ...

"I think that this entire thing has been a bit misleading," says Caitee Donovan, referring to a White House press conference Monday in which Trump and his deputies blamed Tylenol for autism and ...