Neural Tube Defect (NTD) – all you should know Neural tube defects are one of the most severe birth defects that affect the nervous system. Read to know more about this congenital disease.

Expert discusses birth defects, their causes, and preventionthe importance of pre-pregnancy counselling, folic acid, ...

Dr Lin notes, “Extreme exhaustion or lack of energy is normal in pregnancy; and hot weather can further intensify this ...

The body needs folate to make DNA and modify proteins (archived here). It is particularly important during pregnancy, to help ...

Maternal hyperthermia during the first trimester seems to contribute to an increased risk for neural tube defects (NTDs). Animal studies in the 1980s suggested that fever might lead to NTDs; in ...

Neural tube defects are linked with folate deficiency at the beginning of a pregnancy. So since 1998, the Food and Drug Administration has required that companies add folic acid to rice and wheat ...

Neural tube defects such as Meningomyelocoel is a very common association of hydrocephalus. Sometimes hydrocephalus can develop after surgery of meningomyelocoel.

Neural tube defects impact approximately 300,000 births annually worldwide and remain a leading cause of infant mortality and lifelong disability. This research identified genetic factors in 8% of ...

Neural tube defects affect the Latino population at higher rates than other groups, yet a simple way to prevent these birth defects hasn't been made mandatory.

Dolutegravir treatment around the time of conception is not associated with an increased risk of neural tube defects in infants exposed to the drug at the time of conception, the most recent ...

Considering taking supplements to treat neural tube birth defects? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of neural tube birth defects. Follow the links to ...

A study of births in women exposed to dolutegravir around the time of conception has confirmed that infants exposed to dolutegravir do not have an increased risk of neural tube defects. The study ...