Spina bifida is the most common birth defect of the central nervous system, in which the vertebral column and spine fail to develop properly while the baby is still forming in the womb.

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“I wasn’t supposed to be able to do all these things I currently do,” said Brian Marelo, who has spina bifida ... take along the way with different people than their race time ...

It has been really nice, really humbling.” SBH Scotland, which supports thousands of people throughout Scotland affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus, called it an “incredible achievement”.

When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly during human development, a disorder called spina bifida, or meningomyelocele arises. People born with this condition can have very different ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program. OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation ...

A Japanese woman recognised as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120. Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori said in a statement ...

Campaign groups representing families of children who have undergone surgery and those on waiting lists have called for a full public inquiry into spina bifida and scoliosis care at Children's ...

San Diego—April 1, 2025– Scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, have made a ...