Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have identified genetic mechanisms involved in heart defects that develop in some fetuses born to diabetic women. They discovered these mechanisms at work in a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman's use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child's risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some ...

(CNN) — Some studies have raised concerns about a potential link between the widely used type 2 diabetes drug metformin and an increased risk of conceiving a baby with birth defects. But new research ...

While prenatal screening and diagnostic tests detect most birth defects, there are many conditions that simply can’t be diagnosed during pregnancy because of the nature of the condition. Share on ...

Researchers have identified several genetic variants associated with increased risk of cancer in children with non-chromosomal birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and defects of the ...

Prepare for a truth bomb that challenges everything you thought you knew about creating life. For too long, the spotlight has ...

Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not ...

February is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness month, which is important to acknowledge because congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect. There are many different types ranging in ...

The CDC is urging manufacturers of a type of flour used to make foods like tortillas and tamales to add folic acid to help lower the risk of some birth defects in the Hispanic population. The Centers ...