Scientists have uncovered evidence supporting a mechanism in which transposable elements (TEs), once considered ...

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In recent years, scientists have identified hundreds of different genes associated with autism, a burst of discovery that has ...

Anencephaly is a serious neural tube condition that affects a baby’s brain and skull development. It happens very early in ...

In January, California became the first U.S. state to require food makers to add folic acid to products like tortillas because of the high rate of neural tube defects in Hispanic infants.

Experts outline how brain development, gut health, and sleep are biologically linked and shaped by early nutrition.

Neural tube defects, such as Spina bifida, are one of the leading congenital disorders (affecting about one in 1,000 live births worldwide) and are associated with the junctional neurulation. Though ...

Junctional neural tube defect caused by Prickle1 disruption as seen using advanced imaging.(Photo credit: Dr Jian Xiong Wang ...

A fluorescent embryo allows scientists to watch living cells organise themselves in real time, revealing processes previously ...

Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated the mechanics behind neural tube closure, which can lead to severe or fatal birth defects if unsuccessful.

Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral network begins to take shape long before birth, as the cells of a growing embryo ...