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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United ...

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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 ...

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The NHS has been urged to apologise for publishing guidance extolling the benefits of first-cousin marriage despite the increased risk of birth defects.

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 ...