A phase 1 clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery ...

Six pregnant women participated in a small trial in which placenta-derived stem cells were applied to fetal spinal cords and the treatment was found to be safe. Spina bifida, a condition in which the ...

A patch made of stem cells from donor placentas has been used to treat fetuses in the womb with a severe form of spina bifida as part of a world-first trial. The novel approach seems to have reversed ...

Michelle Johnson was 20 weeks into her pregnancy when she learned her unborn son had spina bifida. Because his spine hadn’t fully sealed, the spinal cord was left protruding from a gaping hole.

Macra and the ASA marked International Women’s Day with its third annual lunch, themed Unstoppable: Women Driving Progress, held on Thursday 5 March at Lyrath Estate in Co Kilkenny.

Immigrant parents say they were ripped from their children. ICE ignored policy to keep them together, researchers say ...

A high-grade fever disrupts the body's equilibrium because it creates conditions which can harm foetal development by ...

March marks Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and Families Helping Families Region 7 is working to shine a light on ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Hundreds of thousands of people who use at-home catheters risk a troublesome – and occasionally ...

The Dawg Pound Showdown regional tournament will take place March 7-8 at Papillion-La Vista South High School.

Only 38% of UK women take folic acid before pregnancy. Learn how this overlooked vitamin may shape healthy conception ...

Mark Pedersen grew up in a midwestern town poisoned by lead. Disease and death were everywhere. In search of meaning, he ...