According to Martin Makary, head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug leucovorin will help “hundreds of ...

President Donald Trump’s comments about autism this week sparked widespread concern and criticism from many in the community. But there’s also some curiosity about a new use for an old drug.

The theory behind leucovorin's use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid ...

The Trump administration is backing leucovorin as a treatment for autism, despite limited evidence. Some doctors and ...

The medication, also referred to as folinic acid, is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 that requires a prescription.

Leucovorin would be available only to a minority of autistic people, and has not been tested for safety or effectiveness in a ...

A researcher was toying with a kid-friendly slime mixture. Scientists make groundbreaking discovery that began with kids' ...

Science can now show what frustrated parents and teachers have observed: Today’s children and adolescents spend too much time ...

A sweeping review from NYU Langone Health reveals that everyday exposure to plastics—especially during childhood—poses ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his MAHA movement promised healthier kids, but the administration's moves have been a disaster for school meal programs.

William Parker, a fringe autism researcher, has spoken with the health secretary five times in the past month.

Throughout 2025, the science establishment has warned that the Trump administration poses a lethal threat to “American science expertise as we know it.” The alarums have been overwrought and ...