Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them ...

A Canadian woman who identifies as an “unapologetically fat intersectional feminist” won her bid to bring an obstetrician to ...

Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study.

While a majority of preemies live into adulthood, Ahmed said there's growing evidence that they have an increased risk of ...

He's had to do that since he was little. He was born with Apert Syndrome. It is a birth defect that causes deformities to the skull, face, teeth and limbs. "When I was born my fingers were stuck ...

Innovative Approach Maps Gene Activity in the Living Human Brain Nov. 25, 2024 — A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed. This innovative ...

Inherited mutations in cardiac regulatory genes give rise to congenital heart disease, the most common form of human birth defects, and abnormalities of the adult heart represent the most ...

Newer Epilepsy Medications Used During Pregnancy Do Not Affect Neurological Development in Children, NIH Reports ...