Hypospadias affects the urethra, foreskin and curvature of the penis, and is usually altered in surgery as a baby.

Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect, meaning that a fetus’ developing spine and spinal cord don’t fully form and ...

A first-of-its-kind study led by Duke-NUS Medical School has shown that prior maternal immunity to the dengue virus substantially increases the risk of severe birth defects induced by Zika virus ...

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a dangerous malformation of the lungs and diaphragm that causes almost a third of affected babies to die from underdeveloped lungs. Medical researchers made ...

A team has identified a molecular cellular mechanism that is linked to microencephaly, a condition in which a baby's head is much smaller than expected. Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an ...

Smile Train India and the Birth Defects Research Foundation announced the launch of BIND - Birth Anomalies Network of India, ...

Smile Train India and the Birth Defects Research Foundation have launched BIND, a national initiative to address birth anomalies in India. Aimed at prevention, early detection, and treatment, BIND ...

Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year. Yet despite decades of research, it's still not known ...

India records nearly 26 million births annually, but without a unified tracking and response system, many babies born with ...

CDH affects about 1 in 2500 babies. This condition causes a hole in the foetus’ diaphragm and, through unexplained processes, prevents the lungs from developing fully before birth. Nearly a third of ...