Spina Bifida is a developmental anomaly characterized by defective closure of the bony encasement of the spinal cord through which the spinal cord and meninges may or may not protrude. If the anomaly ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and spina bifida are distinct conditions that affect the nerves that allow for voluntary motor control. Share on Pinterest press coverage photography/Getty Images SMA is ...

When Emily and her husband, Harry, learned that they would be first-time parents, they never expected any pregnancy complications. But after an 18-week anatomy ultrasound, the Austin, Texas, couple ...

Eloise Simpson was diagnosed with spina bifida while still in the womb. An elementary school teacher in Kentucky is going viral after he helped a fourth grader in a wheelchair attend her school's ...