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DPH Highlights National Birth Defects Awareness Month
22 Jan 2026 16:59 GMT
… born with a birth defect in South Carolina. Additionally, birth defects are the … the risk.”
Preventing birth defects
DPH’s South Carolina Birth Defects Program (SCBDP) … with Greenwood Genetic Center’s Neural Tube Defect Prevention Program to connect women …
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Patient-specific iPSC models of neural tube defects identify underlying deficiencies in neuroepithelial cell shape regulation and differentiation
21 Jan 2026 16:35 GMT
Neural tube defects (NTDs), such as spina bifida and anencephaly, affect approximately 1:1, … between spina bifida diagnosis and birth (Figure 4a). As proof … The multi-genic nature of neural tube defect susceptibility, compounded by uncontrolled environmental …
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Neural Crest Cells Regulate Heart Development via Wnt
23 Jan 2026 05:10 GMT
… elongation of the heart tube and the formation … 1 (DKK1) and Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally … remains the most common birth defect worldwide, affecting millions … architectureinnovative treatments for heart defectsmolecular crosstalk in heart …
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January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month
15 Jan 2026 00:35 GMT
… designation by highlighting awareness of birth defects, and aiming to increase … at HHS. She says birth defects can range from mild … She says while not all birth defects can be prevented, there … folic acid, to prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida in …
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New bill aims to prevent birth defects by adding folic acid to staple foods
09 Jan 2026 17:41 GMT
… help reduce the risk of birth defects.
The bill looks to … reduce neural tube defects, including spina bifida, the most common permanently disabling birth defect in … help decrease the risk of neural tube defects.
Neural tube defects occur when the spine or …
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Health Experts Warn UK Folic Acid Policy Prevents Only 20 Percent of Birth Defects
05 Jan 2026 21:50 GMT
… 80 percent of these devastating birth defects. The debate carries global implications … spina bifida and anencephaly. These conditions develop when the neural tube, which forms … many fetal deaths and major birth defects when a safe and more …
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New California tortilla law aims to decrease birth defects in Latino babies
30 Dec 2025 02:30 GMT
… . The goal is to decrease birth defects in children born to Hispanic … cell growth and can reduce birth defects by up to 70%.
A … their babies being born with neural tube defects in their brains and spinal …
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JYP funds Severance surgery for Filipino girl with rare neural tube defect
26 Dec 2025 10:24 GMT
… girl born with myelomeningocele, a neural tube defect, which the hospital said occurs … early surgical closure soon after birth.
Severance said Joanna missed that … myelomeningocele sac protruding through the neural tube opening.
Severance said Kim separated …
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Fighting Birth Defects With Food Fortification in West Africa
10 Dec 2025 11:01 GMT
ROME, Italy — For most children, the phrase “you are what you eat” is one to roll their eyes at, often uttered by a sighing parent trying to convince them to eat their broccoli. Yet the cliché holds truth. The food we consume and crucially, the nutrients …
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The war in the womb: Fallujah’s generational crisis
24 Jan 2026 00:08 GMT
… and a spike in birth anomalies. These include anencephaly (partial brain and … congenital malformations—especially heart and neural tube anomalies—rose to over 15% … _and_the_Epidemic_of_Congenital_Birth_Defects_in_Iraqi_Cities" target …