Boosting autophagy could improve egg quality and reproductive health
Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, that can ...
Tag: Birth Defects
New software tool offers insights into 3D imaging of heart development
Researchers have developed a new software tool that provides unprecedented capabilities to see inside 3D images. Its interactive, dynamic cutaway ...
Decreasing folate intake can support healthier metabolisms in aging animal models
In a study published in Life Science Alliance, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists found that decreasing folate intake can support healthier metabolisms in ...
Prenatal cannabis exposure increases risk of adverse birth outcomes, study finds
Infants prenatally exposed to cannabis are more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and require neonatal ...
Prenatal diagnosis is linked to earlier surgery for babies with congenital heart defects
A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago has shown that prenatal diagnosis, or diagnosis before ...
Researchers discover how segmentation clock genes instruct the tempo of spine formation
One of the most dramatic phases of fetal development occurs as previously unstructured collections of rapidly dividing precursor cells begin ...
New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients
As abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new ...
Researchers find mechanisms behind the development of congenital birth defect
About one percent of the world population is born with a congenital heart defect, which affects about 40,000 U.S. births ...
UC San Francisco neurologists focus on the hazards of abortion restrictions for women of reproductive age
UCSF Perspective Article Says New Ruling May Result in Increased Risk of Deaths, Disability The dissolution of Roe v. Wade ...
East African newborns nearly five times more likely to have neural tube defects
Newborns, whose brains, spines or spinal cords do not properly develop in utero, can be born with neural tube defects ...