In utero embolization of fetuses with vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) was feasible, according to early results from a single-center intervention study. The three survivors out of seven participants ...

NEW YORK (AP) – A lab study has found that Zika can infect embryonic cells that help form the brain, adding to evidence that the virus causes a serious birth defect. The mosquito-borne virus is ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - An Indiana family is feeling extra thankful this holiday season for the doctors who helped both of their kids not only recover from serious surgery but thrive afterward. Elisa ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, birth defects are the leading cause of infant deaths in South Carolina and people born with a birth defect often face ...

Nicotine induced defects in the frog embryo brain (center) can be rescued by transplanting an HCN2 expressing patch on the embryo far from the brain. Treated embryos are observed to have normal brain ...

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...