Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...

Management of Essential Tremor prioritizes functional improvement over symptom elimination, and protocols begin with ...

A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with ...

The requirement aims to increase folic acid consumption, particularly among pregnant women from certain demographic groups.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One study found a reduced risk for neural tube defects when folic acid was used before and during pregnancy. The ...

The first stem cell culture method that produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system has been developed by a team of engineers and biologists. The first stem cell ...

Meningomyelocele, also commonly known as myelomeningocele, is a type of spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the spinal canal and the backbone don’t close before the baby is born.

Folic acid is essential to help you prevent neural tube defects during pregnancy. Taking folic acid may help lower your risk of stroke and slow age-related macular degeneration. Folic acid is the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Women who take folic acid supplements in early pregnancy can reduce the risk of cleft lip in their baby by up to 40 percent, researchers said on Friday. Folic acid, a synthetic ...