Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.

Our laboratory makes use of a variety of such mice to understand the mechanism by which nutrients such as folic acid prevents common birth defects, including neural tube (Spina bifida) and heart ...

Caption Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such as spina bifida, suggests research by an ...

Folic acid must be taken by women prior to becoming pregnant to be effective against neural tube defects such as spina bifida. Laboratory experiments showed the folate combination tested by the ...

Additionally, we discussed a clinical trial that focuses on the benefits of using stem cell therapy for spina bifida fetuses. In this webinar we covered the management of fetuses diagnosed with open ...

Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of neural tube defects in babies, including spina bifida. Increasing a woman’s intake of folic acid can help prevent these serious and debilitating ...

According to experts, these defects like anencephaly and spina bifida, occur due to incomplete development of the neural tube, which eventually forms the brain and spinal cord of the fetus.

Zanele Khumalo desperately needs help for her disabled teenage son. Anelenhle was born at the Evander Hospital in 2011. The doctor told the new mother her son was not well and had to go to Steve Biko ...

Spicer lives with Spina Bifida, a permanently disabling birth defect which means "split spine" and occurs when a baby's neural tube does not develop properly, according to the Spina Bifida ...