Doctors urge women planning pregnancy to take folic acid pre-conception due to India's high neural tube defect rates. These ...

Your baby's brain starts growing in the first few weeks and doesn't stop for decades. Here's how it all begins – and why it's ...

Neural tube defects (NTDs) occur when the spinal cord, brain, or surrounding structures do not develop properly in the first few weeks of pregnancy. They are among the most common birth defects, and ...

Hannah Milam told Newsweek she was caught "off guard" by what her son Saylor, born with spina bifida, did when his molars ...

Spina bifida is a condition where a baby’s spine and spinal cord do not close properly, leading to nerve and mobility issues.

The Department of Neurological Sciences and Spinal Dysraphism Clinic of Christian Medical College (CMC) will organise a public awareness and an exhibition on periconceptional folic acid ...

Folate (Vitamin B9) helps prevent severe birth defects and supports red-blood-cell and brain function — but most women start too late. Experts say eve ...

Low birth weight and premature delivery can lead to a higher risk of infant mortality, developmental delays and chronic ...

Computing power has increased exponentially over the past few decades. We now have cameras on smartphones with incredible computational photography, voice assistants that respond near instantaneously, ...

Some supplements are supported by evidence, but they tend to be the less eye-catching ones, such as iron or vitamin D. Many ...