Scientists make a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic causes of spina bifida, a serious birth defect ...

a serious birth defect affecting thousands of newborns each year. The new study, published this week in Nature, reveals critical insights into how this condition develops and opens the door for ...

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Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

He explained that spina bifida, also known as meningomyelocele, affects one in every 3,000 newborns ... The team began looking for 22q11.2del in spinal bifida patients. "All patients we recruited ...

When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly during human development, a disorder called spina bifida, or meningomyelocele arises. People born with this condition can have very different ...

On Friday, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) published an activity update on spinal surgery for children with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries were carried out in the first three ...

Spina bifida, also known as myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive ...

In severe cases, a spinal meningocele may occur ... the incidence of spina bifida is as high as 1 in every 3,000 newborns. Professor Kim noted, "It can be considered a relatively common disease ...

A new study looked at Massachusetts to get a better handle on how well states are screening newborns for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an often deadly genetic condition in this very vulnerable ...