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Chances of Birth Defects With Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Chances of Birth Defects With Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Michael Davis and his colleagues from Adelaide University’s Robinson Institute conducted a comprehensive study to determine the risk of birth defects related to assisted reproductive tech... 
 Hike In Birth Defects Due To Assisted Reproduction
Hike In Birth Defects Due To Assisted Reproduction
There is a risk of major birth defects tied to various types of assisted reproductive technology. This has been identified by researchers. In the most comprehensive study of its kind in ... 
 Scientists Unveil The Cause Behind Birth Defects
Scientists Unveil The Cause Behind Birth Defects
Scientists have for the first time proved that both nature and nurture interact could play a role in causing birth defects. Genes or environmental factors have long been suspected to be behi... 

 Study Says Pregnant Diabetics More Prone to Birth Defects
Study Says Pregnant Diabetics More Prone to Birth Defects
Pregnant women with diabetes likelier to have defective births, suggests study. "The study led by Newcastle University and funded by Diabetes UK, for the first time has evidence tha... 
Genetic Cause of Spinal Birth Defect Bypassed by Fasudil
Genetic Cause of Spinal Birth Defect Bypassed by Fasudil
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disease caused by an inheritable defect in the gene SMN1 that is incurable and progressive. Depending on the severity of the mutation it can result in the ... 
 Cause of Birth Defect Tracked
Cause of Birth Defect Tracked
The source of a genetic disorder that causes life-threatening birth defects has been identified by researchers. Babies born with the disorder, known as Loeys-Dietz syndrome or Marfa... 
Traces To Common Birth Defect in Gene Expression Data, Noticed by MassGeneral, Jackson Researchers
Traces To Common Birth Defect in Gene Expression Data, Noticed by MassGeneral, Jackson Researchers
The 27 new candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a usual and often deadly birth defect were revealed by researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), The Jac... 
 Diabetic Moms Four Times More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
Diabetic Moms Four Times More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
The risk of birth defects like spina bifida; digestive, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular defects and urinary disease increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, say researcher... 
Infant Survival Enhanced Via In-utero Procedure for Birth Defect of the Diaphragm
Infant Survival Enhanced Via In-utero Procedure for Birth Defect of the Diaphragm
The journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology publishes that the survival rate in severe cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is improved by foetal tracheal occlusion (FETO).... 
 Report Finds 1 in 50 Babies Has Birth Defect
Report Finds 1 in 50 Babies Has Birth Defect
The latest annual report by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) has said that more than one baby in every 50 is born with a birth defect. This number is signi... 
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Structural birth defects are problems related to parts of the body present at birth, like abnormally formed or missing limbs or organs. Babies with structural birth defects are more likely to be sickly and die early and more likely to be mentally retarded.

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