Gene controls birth defect common in diabetes Study could lead to new methods for reducing risk of neural tube defects Date: May 5, 2017 Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine Summary ...

The prevalence of neural-tube defects at birth according to the diagnostic category and year is shown in Figure 1. The obvious pattern is a stable rate from 1993 through 1997, followed by a ...

A gene related to neural tube defects in dogs has for the first ... as "homeobox genes," known to be involved with regulating patterns of anatomical development in the embryo.

One study proposed that the theta oscillations would act as a "switch" that would allow alternating optimal neural states for the formation of ... there was a specific pattern of oscillatory ...

Neural tube formation occurs 26 to 28 days after fertilization. Folic acid supplementation is essential for all people who may become pregnant, considering half of the pregnancies in the United ...