March of Dimes book offers scientifically-based advice for pregnant women,...
Taking a daily multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid is one of the best ways to prevent birth defects and an important step toward having a healthy baby, yet only about one-third of women...
View ArticleLack of Mthfd1l enzyme causes neural tube defects in developing embryos
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the lack of a critical enzyme in the folic acid metabolic pathway leads to neural tube birth defects in developing embryos.
View ArticleCause of esodeviation differs in children, adults
Children who present with acute-onset esodeviation should be investigated for underlying central nervous system disorders, study findings indicate.
View ArticleFolic acid supplements reduce risk of giving birth to children with autism
Women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy almost halved the risk of having a child with autism. Beginning to take folic acid supplements later in pregnancy did not reduce the risk.
View ArticleNew regeneration approach could be used for people with bladder issues
A new approach to bladder regeneration is capitalizing on the potential of two distinct cell populations harvested from a patient's healthy bone marrow, a new study reports.
View ArticleCaffeine intake during pregnancy associated with low birth weight babies
Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with specific vitamins is known to increase health of the foetus for example...
View ArticleLink between folic acid supplements and reduced risk of autism
Women who take a vitamin B9 supplement (folic acid) during the beginning weeks of their pregnancy can cut the risk of having a child with autism in half. But the supplement has no effect if it is...
View ArticleGZS releases WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry system
GZS, Inc., a leader in developing disease-specific and condition-specific Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records and patient registry software solutions, has announced the worldwide...
View ArticleUCSF scientists explore how Dact1 mutations contribute to psychiatric disorders
Gene mutations that cause cell signaling networks to go awry during embryonic development and lead to major birth defects may also cause subtle disruptions in the brain that contribute to psychiatric...
View ArticleNKX2-8 mutation in dogs may be a risk factor for human neural tube defects,...
A gene related to neural tube defects in dogs has for the first time been identified by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and University of Iowa.
View ArticleAdvocates for disability, autism care brace for impact of health law provisions
The result of some elements of the health law that were initially viewed as victories are now not so clear-cut.
View ArticleViewpoints: Latest Health law delay just a 'glitch;' feds' overhaul of health...
Today brings news of another delay in the implementation of Obamacare -- the second significant glitch this summer. … If this sounds like a winner for Republicans in 2014 it probably isn't.
View ArticleResearchers discover link between epilepsy drug and risk of having baby with...
In a world first, new Australian medical research has given pregnant women with epilepsy new hope of reducing their chance of having a baby with physical birth defects.
View ArticleFolic acid deficiency may be associated with multi-generational impact on health
Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. A study out today reveals that a mutation in a gene necessary...
View ArticleResearchers discover severe health consequences of folic acid deficiency
Researchers from the universities of Calgary and Cambridge, UK, have discovered that a mutation in a gene necessary for the metabolism of folic acid not only impacts immediate offspring but can also...
View ArticleScientists uncover new mechanism through which gene expression is regulated
A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists reveals a mechanism through which the expression of genes is controlled -- a finding that highlights genetic mutations that can impair the timing...
View ArticlePre-existing diabetes in pregnant women doubles risk of death of infants
New research shows that pre-existing diabetes in pregnant women greatly increases the risk of death of their unborn fetus by around four-and-a-half times compared with pregnant women without diabetes,...
View ArticleWHO releases new report on spinal cord injury
As many as 500 000 people suffer a spinal cord injury each year. People with spinal cord injuries are 2 to 5 times more likely to die prematurely, with worse survival rates in low- and middle-income...
View ArticleRole of folate in development, progression of breast cancer highly controversial
Folic acid supplements at levels consumed by breast cancer patients and survivors in North America promoted the growth of existing breast cancer in rats, new research found.
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