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News Medical » Spina Bifida
1w ago
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 say can lead to risky behavior when it comes to sun exposure ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
1M ago
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 ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
2M ago
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 Michigan, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the University of Pennsylvania ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
3M ago
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 bladder tissue in a long-term study utilizing a non-human primate model ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
4M ago
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 products in the U.S. and more than 80 other countries to ensure pregnant women get adequate amounts ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
5M ago
Technology developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to grow "rosettes" of brain and spinal tissue gives scientists new ways to study the growing human brain, including a recent study of how genetic mutations linked to autism affect early stages of human brain development ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
7M ago
A study from the University of Cambridge used UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey data from 2008-2019 to examine folate levels, particularly in females of reproductive age. The study found a significant decline in both RBC and serum folate concentrations across all age groups, emphasizing the need for mandatory folic acid fortification in the UK ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
8M ago
A supplement to the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (JPRM) published by IOS Press, presents a compendium of abstracts from the 2023 World Congress on Spina Bifida Research and Care ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
1y ago
Newborns, whose brains, spines or spinal cords do not properly develop in utero, can be born with neural tube defects (NTD), increasing their risk of physical disabilities, intellectual impairments and death ..read more
News Medical » Spina Bifida
1y ago
Valproic acid-; a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder-; can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy ..read more