Domestic researchers in a world first have identified the causes of congenital spina bifida, a birth defect that causes ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects, but the full extent of its genetic underpinnings has ...

As one of the world’s first fetal surgeons, Diana Farmer has long been focused on the smallest of patients.She specializes in ...

Expert discusses birth defects, their causes, and preventionthe importance of pre-pregnancy counselling, folic acid, ...

Birth defects can be caused by genetic environmental or combined factors but some can be prevented with the right measures Read to know how and get answers to other common questions related to birth d ...

Babies born with heart defects may be at increased risk for cancer within the first 10 years of life, according to new research that suggests mothers may ...

Discovery of novel NTD candidate genes and expansion of clinical implications of others, with identification of four genes – RMND5A, HNRNPC, FOXD4, and RBBP4 – having strong potential involvement in ...

Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a ...

New research from South Korea suggests that babies born with heart problems may have a higher chance of developing cancer ...

Newborns with congenital heart defects may have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer compared to children born ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...

Bionano Genomics (BNGO) and Greenwood Genetic Center announced a publication in Genome Research describing the first study to use optical ...