New research reassures mothers on NSAID safety during the first trimester
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, taken during the first trimester of pregnancy are not…
NSAID Use in Pregnancy Not Linked to Major Birth Defects
Summary: A comprehensive study offers reassuring evidence for expectant mothers: the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during…
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…
Scientists Injected Stem Cells Into Fetuses to Treat a Birth Defect. Here’s What Happened
Stem cell therapy could represent a new frontier in the treatment of certain birth defects. Preliminary research published…
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…
Discretionary medical cards to be provided to unacknowledged Thalidomide survivors – The Journal
Discretionary medical cards to be provided to unacknowledged Thalidomide survivors The JournalThalidomide survivors to be given medical cards by…