SUMMARY Bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from failure of fusion of the middle of the pelvis line tissues during embryogenesis. It is characterized by malformation of the lower ...

T21 is the most common chromosomal cause of mental retardation, affecting about 1-2 infants per 1000 live births. The majority of T21 fetuses die in utero. It is estimated that 21% of T21 fetuses ...

These include NTDs (anencephaly, spina bifida), anterior-wall defects (gastroschisis, omphalocele) and Turner's syndrome with cystic hygroma. High AFAFP may also occur in intestinal atresia and ...

“These are the first published LCA results for beef-on-dairy genetics,” said Dr Matthew Cleveland, global sustainability director at ABS. “They prove that genetic improvement is not just a ...

Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths, while more than 2 million children have a genetic condition.

A 9-year-old boy from Keota, Oklahoma visited Capitol Hill as an advocate for children’s health. Christian Jaspersen was born with gastroschisis, a condition that causes the intestines to ...

In an effort to get Americans to have more children, the Trump administration has proposed ideas such as a $5,000 “baby bonus” or a $1,000 tax-deferred investment account for children born ...

An estimated 25 to 30 million Americans have one, and birth defects like gastroschisis — a condition in which an infant is born with its intestines protruding outside the body — carry higher risk ...

DOI: 10.1038/s44400-025-00013-3 People with better cognitive health are at lower risk of later Alzheimer's disease, but genetics can interfere with this, according to a new study.

KEOTA, Okla. — A 9-year-old boy from Keota, Oklahoma visited Capitol Hill as an advocate for children's health. Christian Jaspersen was born with gastroschisis, a condition that causes the ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement. For example, humans have ...