Experimental vaccine protects against Zika virus through T cells alone
Zika virus has been spreading for decades, but it first grabbed worldwide headlines in 2016. That February, with…
Study reveals how DNA misfolding causes congenital heart disease
Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 100 babies born each year.…
Study reveals the physics behind neural tube closure in embryos
In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close…
Low Birthweight Increases Risk of Early Stroke
Credit: peterschreiber.media/Getty Images Research led by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden suggests that low birthweight is a…
California leads push for vitamin to halt Latino birth defects
Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes…
Global indicators identified to monitor health before pregnancy worldwide
The key health and social indicators needed for a new global system to monitor people’s health before pregnancy…
Mandated cCMV screening improves early identification of infant hearing loss
A new retrospective cohort study examining the impact of Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation mandated universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus…
Scientists discover spindle’s self-repair mechanism for accurate cell division
Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they…
Study warns of unsafe antiseizure drug use despite rising access
In a study carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, two Aston University academics have found…