The Oropouche virus has been linked to Zika-like outcomes in pregnant people, with cases more than doubling in 2024 ...

Human embryos briefly exhibit traits like tails and gill-like structures, revealing our evolutionary history and deep ...

Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a ...

Babies born with heart defects may be at increased risk for cancer within the first 10 years of life, according to new ...

Mutations in human NMD regulators are seen in neurodevelopmental ... but the brain seems particularly vulnerable to NMD ...

Abnormalities in heart formation, the most common form of human birth defects, afflict nearly 1% of newborns, and their frequency in spontaneously aborted pregnancies is estimated to be tenfold ...

Scientists have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect ... of The American Journal of Human Genetics.

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered new genetic interactions that may contribute ...

The Niswander lab investigates novel mouse models of embryonic development with the overarching goal of providing insights into fundamental developmental processes, major human birth defects and ...

The key to understanding vertebrate development and the origins of human birth defects may lie with the fishes--that is, with the zebrafishes (Danio rerio). Using zebrafish mutants produced primarily ...

The Niswander lab investigates mouse models of embryonic development to provide insights into fundamental developmental processes, major human birth defects and potential clinical therapies. Her ...

Researchers found no link between COVID vaccination in early pregnancy and birth defects, results show. There were also no ...