Imbalances in folic acid and vitamin B12 can alter brain development in mice
Folate is a B vitamin and a necessary nutrient to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. Folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, has been added to vitamins, breakfast cereals and other...
View ArticleScientists regenerate fully functional urinary bladder tissue using a...
Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University succeeded in regenerating fully functional urinary...
View ArticleRevolutionary stem cell culture method produces full model of human central...
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 at the University of...
View ArticleNew battery-free implant allows users to monitor their bladder fullness in...
Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it until you get home? A new implant and associated smartphone app may someday remove the guess work from the equation.
View ArticleSurvey highlights misconceptions on sun protection and skin cancer prevention
A new national survey by the Orlando Health Cancer Institute finds nearly a third (32%) of Americans agree that a tan makes people look better and healthier, a dangerous beauty standard that experts...
View ArticleResearch offers new insight into the causes of spina bifida
A group of researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine led an investigation that offers new insight into the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural disorder of...
View ArticleAdopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth...
The UK government's failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid "will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented," argues Professor Sir...
View ArticleTiny force sensors in embryos pave way for new birth defect treatments
A group of scientists at UCL have successfully created mechanical force sensors directly in the developing brains and spinal cords of chicken embryos, which they hope will improve understanding and...
View ArticleSurvey: Most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain and...
A new national survey by the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute finds most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain, pressure and incontinence after having children.
View ArticleReduced folate intake enhances metabolic plasticity in aged mice
Folate fortification of staple foods has long been practiced in many countries.
View ArticleWorld's first rapid TBI blood test debuts at Orlando Health
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the first hospital in the world to use a new, groundbreaking blood test to help assess patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injuries...
View ArticleUniversity of Arizona receives $1.7 million for spina bifida research
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson received $1.7 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve knowledge regarding the prevalence,...
View ArticleNew insights into anti-seizure medications during pregnancy
Two common antiseizure medications, lamotrigine and levetiracetam, are safe to use during pregnancy, according to a Stanford Medicine-led study.
View ArticleAI helps sonographers detect fetal abnormalities faster during 20-week...
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help sonographers identify any abnormalities at the 20-week pregnancy screening scan almost twice as quickly, without reducing the accuracy or reliability of...
View ArticleScientists make breakthrough in understanding the causes of spina bifida
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 significant breakthrough in...
View ArticleEarly vitamin D deficiency increases risk of ADHD, schizophrenia and autism
Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving The University of Queensland has found.
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