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 ...

Au Wan Rong needs a kidney transplant, and the 16-year-old is still awaiting a donor. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Down Syndrome Awareness Month, observed every October since 1984, has come and gone this year with its mission of promoting understanding, acceptance and equality for people born with an extra copy of ...

The New Year is a time to evaluate and to take steps to improve our lives. Obviously, birth is the ultimate new beginning, and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A type of prenatal test that helps families learn of any serious genetic ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — Her name is Charlotte and she just turned a year old in August. Her bright blue eyes and smile light up her family's world. She loves to swim and play outside and she's a tough cookie, ...

A Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A group of researchers in Israel, the United States and other nations have made important advances in the rapidly-expanding field of "regenerative medicine," outlining for the first ...

DANVILLE, Pa. — Finding out you are pregnant can be one of the most wonderful times in a woman's life. But learning your baby has a birth defect can be one of the scariest. January is Birth Defect ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — The CDC recognizes January as National Birth Defects Awareness Month. While not all birth defects can be prevented, this month is set aside to raise awareness of and spreading ...

Philadelphia, November 30, 2022 – Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified several genetic variants associated with increased risk of cancer in children with ...