| NY Daily News Monday, June 18, 2012 A new study announced this week suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism. The study furthers the researchers’ earlier investigations, which found that prenatal vitamins around the time of conception have a protective effect against autism, but this time researchers from the UC Davis MIND Institute sought to pinpoint folic acid’s role. |