The Brazilian government announced it will direct funds to a biomedical research center to help develop a vaccine against a virus linked to brain damage in babies.
Jan 18, 2016
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A large cohort study found that babies born to men who took metformin during the period of sperm development were at increased risk for birth defects, specifically genital defects in boys. These finding suggest that men with ...
Mar 28, 2022
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A USC research team has pinpointed the source of a genetic disorder that causes life-threatening birth defects, which may allow doctors to quickly diagnose and better treat the disease.
Feb 13, 2012
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Brazilian researchers said Monday that the discovery of Zika in the brains of babies with microcephaly adds to growing evidence of a link between the mosquito-transmitted virus and the birth defect.
Feb 15, 2016
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Immunizing female mice with a Zika vaccine can protect their developing fetus from infection and birth defects during pregnancy, according to new research from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The findings ...
Jul 13, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Stress in mothers before and during pregnancy may boost the risk of congenital heart defects in their children, more new evidence suggests. But the findings aren't conclusive, and the effect—if it exists—appears ...
Mar 25, 2013
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The United States has reported its first case of a newborn suffering from brain damage linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus that has caused birth defects in Latin America.
Jan 17, 2016
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Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have developed and released the first open access atlas of the developing brain in fetuses with spina bifida aperta (SBA) between 21 weeks and 34 weeks ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Researchers have called for medical advice about the use of painkillers during pregnancy to be reassessed after a new study found that pregnant women who use over-the-counter analgesics are about one and a half times more ...
May 13, 2022
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Sixty percent of the 5.9 million children under five who died last year were in just 10 countries in Africa and Asia, an evaluation of global infant health revealed Friday.
Nov 10, 2016
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