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Neural Tube Defects

Neural tube defects are abnormalities that affect the brain, spine and spinal column of the developing embryo and appear during the first month of pregnancy.

Mutation Responsible For Spina Bifida Discovered

Mutation Responsible For Spina Bifida Discovered

Severe birth defect like spina bifida that occurs in the earliest stages of an embryo's development is contributed by non-inherited genetic mutations.

Spina Bifida Surgery Before Birth can Restore Brain Structure

Spina Bifida Surgery Before Birth can Restore Brain Structure

Surgery performed on a fetus in the womb to repair defects from spina bifida triggers the body's ability to restore normal brain structure, reports a new study.

Benefits Of Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida In Children

Benefits Of Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida In Children

Significant physical and emotional benefits were noticed a decade later in school-age children who received corrective surgery in the womb for myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida.

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BioIVT Study Investigates Link Between HIV Drugs & Neural Tube Defects

BioIVT Study Investigates Link Between HIV Drugs & Neural Tube Defects

BioIVT announced that researchers in its Transporter Sciences Group have co-authored the study which is published in the journal <i>Drug Metabolism and Disposition</i>.

Folic Acid Decreases Dolutegravir-Linked Neural Tube Defects Risk

Folic Acid Decreases Dolutegravir-Linked Neural Tube Defects Risk

Dolutegravir medication for treating HIV infection has been linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among babies born to mothers receiving the drug during early gestation.

Babies of Women Taking Dolutegrav Have High Risk of Neural Tube Defects

Babies of Women Taking Dolutegrav Have High Risk of Neural Tube Defects

Babies born to women taking the drug dolutegravir since conception have a higher risk of neural tube defects.

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Spina Bifida Cure Gets a Step Closer

Spina Bifida Cure Gets a Step Closer

Stem cell secretions that protect neurons and reduce spinal cord injury have been discovered by scientists.

New Advances in the Care of Spina Bifida

New Advances in the Care of Spina Bifida

New study published in the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine describe important advances made in the care of spina bifida patients that extend life and improve quality of life.

Novel Biomaterial Offers Viable Alternative to Open Fetal Repair for Spina Bifida

Novel Biomaterial Offers Viable Alternative to Open Fetal Repair for Spina Bifida

Bioengineering an alternative to open fetal repair for spina bifida. The in utero application of the biomaterial was technically feasible and did not harm fetuses.

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Daily Folic Acid Supplementation is Crucial to Prevent Neural Tube Defect

Daily Folic Acid Supplementation is Crucial to Prevent Neural Tube Defect

Even with fortification, nearly a quarter of all reproductive-age women have folate levels that are sub-optimal to prevent neural tube defects.

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Prenatal Screening Test

Prenatal Screening Test

Prenatal screening involves various tests to assess the risk of the unborn baby to be born with a chromosomal anomaly, neural tube defect or any birth defect.

Birth Defects - Types, Causes, Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment

Birth Defects - Types, Causes, Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment

Birth defects are abnormalities that occur in babies which affect how the body looks, works or both. They can be structural or functional in nature.

Structural Defects - Neural Tube Defects (NTD)

Structural Defects - Neural Tube Defects (NTD)

NTDs arise when the neural tube does not close completely by the 29th day after conception.

Amniotic Band Syndrome - Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Amniotic Band Syndrome - Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Amniotic band syndrome refers to various birth defects due to fibrous bands from the amniotic sac entangling parts of the fetus and preventing normal development.

Anencephaly - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Anencephaly - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Anencephaly is a neural tube defect (NTD), in which a baby is born with an underdeveloped brain and skull. Major portions of the brain may be missing or completely absent. Sadly, there is no treatment for this condition.

Encephalocele - Congenital Neural Tube Defect: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Encephalocele - Congenital Neural Tube Defect: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Encephalocele is a birth defect where a sac like protrusion of brain and covering membranes occurs through the abnormal gap in between the skull bones due to failed neural tube closure during fetal development.

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