Scientists make a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic causes of spina bifida, a serious birth defect affecting thousands of newborns each year.

When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly, a disorder called spina bifida arises... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

Scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, have made a significant breakthrough in ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth ... It is often diagnosed through ultrasound. While surgery performed after birth can help ...

I'm an obstetric sonographer, a specialist in scanning unborn babies using ultrasound ... which include spina bifida, cleft lip and heart abnormalities. It is important to know that these scans ...

Studies show that delivery typically occurs around the 34th week of pregnancy. Spina bifida is typically detected during the mid-pregnancy ultrasound screening. It is a congenital structural ...