The work will be of broad interest to developmental biologists, embryologists, and medical professionals working on neural tube defects, and will act as a precious reference resource for future ...

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital malformations that result from the failure of the neural tube to close between the 5th and 6th week of gestation. The anatomical site where the defect occurs ...

Prenatal testing is important to monitor you and your baby's health, but exactly what is involved in these screenings? Here, ...

A landmark clinical trial is underway at UC Davis Health: the world's first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells.

Wilson, a junior at St. Mary’s, was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that affects about one in every 1,300 births. It’s ...

Many big changes take place in your body when you’re pregnant. Prenatal testing helps your healthcare provider keep track of ...

Urogenital can include glandular hypospadias. Neural tube defects mostly often include the lower midline defects, spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele and rarely anencephaly. CBZ ...

Nov. 20, 2024 — A re-engineered wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring has undergone comprehensive clinical validation on over 100 patients ...

Folic acid taken during the first trimester is known to reduce the chance of your baby developing certain conditions, known as neural tube defects (NTDs). These conditions affect the formation and ...