A clinical trial for spina bifida treatment suggests that a surgical approach relying on stem cells is safe for patients. Its ...

The quail is a small, unassuming bird that glides rather than flies and prefers to hide under bushes than to perch on top of ...

Neural tube defects, such as Spina bifida, are one of the leading congenital disorders (affecting about one in 1,000 live ...

Junctional neural tube defect caused by Prickle1 disruption as seen using advanced imaging.(Photo credit: Dr Jian Xiong Wang ...

KUCHING: A baby who underwent in-utero fetal surgery for spina bifida at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here last September is doing well, says the Health Minister. Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said ...

A scientific breakthrough that could lead to the eradication of deadly neural tube defects in unborn babies has been ...

Legislators and health experts are seeking to combat a common birth defect with one simple ingredient added to staple foods.

KUCHING, April 17 (Bernama) -- A baby who underwent in-utero fetal surgery to repair spina bifida at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here in September last year is now in good condition. Health ...

In January, California became the first U.S. state to require food makers to add folic acid to products like tortillas because of the high rate of neural tube defects in Hispanic infants.

Nicholas Brendon's cause of death has been revealed, nearly two months after his family announced that the Buffy the Vampire ...

LOS ANGELES - Pregnant women were afraid to have it. Doctors were afraid to do it. Hospitals stopped performing the surgery because the government wanted evidence it was safe and worth doing. Now, a ...