Vaping While Pregnant May Cause Craniofacial Birth Defects
According to researchers, the use of e-cigarettes during pregnancy may result in facial and oral cavity defects in offspring.... Read More...
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Fever in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects
Fever suffered during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to facial deformities and heart defects in the fetus, a new study reveals.... Read More...
Tracking ZIKA Transmission in Mice
A new study investigates how the ZIKA virus can be sexually transmitted between male and female mice, and how the virus can pass vertically from mother to fetus.... Read More...
Common Household Chemicals Lead to Birth Defects: Mouse Study
A new study links quat-based cleaners to neural tube defects in mice. They also discovered mice do not need to be dosed with the chemicals for the effects to show in their offspring, being in the environment where the cleaners were administered was enough to illicit an effect.... Read More...
Heightened Risk of Birth Defects With Antidepressants Prescribed During Pregnancy
A new study links antidepressant use during pregnancy with birth defects.... Read More...
Drug Used For Pain and Anxiety May Be Linked to Birth Defects
A new study reports that pregnant women who take pregabalin, a drug commonly used to treat pain and anxiety, were three times more likely to have a child with a major birth defect.... Read More...
Threat of Cytomegalovirus Far Outweighs Zika Risk
In the wake of all the media attention of the Zika virus, researchers are calling for greater public awareness of CMV, the most common viral cause of birth defects in the US.... Read More...
The Race Against Zika
Researchers are seeking new ways to diagnose and treat the Zika virus. ... Read More...
New Clues to Causes of Birth Defects
Researchers report they believe they have found a possible clue as to why older mothers have higher risk of offspring with birth defects characterized by abnormal chromosome numbers. ... Read More...
Signaling Pathway Linked to Fetal Alcohol Risk
Research have identified a signaling pathway that might determine genetic susceptibility for the development of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).... Read More...
Researchers Uncover Genetic Clues Which may Lead to Better Understanding of Organ Development and Birth Defects
Researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to a better understanding of how organs and birth defects form in humans.... Read More...