Spina bifida is a developmental issue for a fetus marked by spinal cord and vertebrae structural changes. While environmental factors can cause this condition, genetics may also play a role. Share on ...

A group of researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have led an investigation that offers new insight into the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural ...

Spina bifida is a major fetal structural condition that involves significant neuromuscular and skeletal changes, and nearly half of the children who have it also have scoliosis. Severe scoliosis has a ...

Until recent years, spina bifida was considered primarily a pediatric problem. With the success of innovative health care, there are now more individuals with this condition living healthy adult lives ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent paper published by members of the UAB Department of Neurosurgery Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery examines the significant strides made over the past three decades in understanding and ...

A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat myelomeningocele, a ...

What if surgeons could repair a birth defect before a baby is even born? For some families facing a diagnosis of spina bifida, that possibility is now real thanks to advances in fetal surgery. Spina ...

Co-authors on a paper in the journal Science reporting a link between a chromosomal microdeletion and spina bifida include (from left) Joseph Gleeson and Keng Ioi “Harry” Vong, both of the UC San ...

Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes are largely unknown, but a new study points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion -- and also ...