SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A new report out by the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is showing the most common neural tube birth defect in Utah babies is Spina Bifida. And in an effort to help educate ...

Spina bifida is a condition where a baby’s spine and spinal cord do not close properly, leading to nerve and mobility issues.

Neural tube defects are common birth defects that have been shown to be reduced through periconceptional folate supplementation, though the mechanism for this effect is unclear. Here they show that ...

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 new research. Mutations in a gene ...

St. Louis, May 25, 2009 — Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate ...

Genetic mutations which occur naturally during the earliest stages of an embryo's development can cause the severe birth defect spina bifida, finds a new experimental study in mice led by UCL ...

NTDs are severe congenital malformations that result from failure of neural tube closure by the 28th day of gestation. The neural tube forms the early brain and spine. The two most common NTDs are ...

Before becoming pregnant, women need to get enough vitamin B12 in addition to folic acid to cut their risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord, researchers said ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to results from the ongoing Tsepamo study in Botswana, infants born to women who took the integrase ...

October is designated as Spina Bifida Awareness Month in order to create awareness about this lifelong condition. If you don’t know what Spina Bifida is, here’s a quick read that answers your ...