Foetal surgeries found that brain abnormalities associated with spina bifida were reversed in every case Combining stem cell therapy with standard foetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat a severe form of spina bifida, a new trial has found. The study, published in The Lancet, is the first time live … Read more
Studies have reported on survival probabilities of people born with open spina bifida, a condition where the spinal cord and nerves are exposed through an opening in the back. Research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology now provides life expectancies, with results reported by age, sex, and different levels of impairment. In the study … Read more
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus’s vital signs while still in the uterus – a feat that previously has not been possible. The soft, flexible, robotic probe could dramatically improve safety during fetal surgeries, procedures in which physicians operate on a fetus before birth. Currently, doctors primarily … Read more
Scientists at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the causes of spina bifida, a serious birth defect affecting thousands of newborns each year. The new study, published this week in Nature, reveals critical insights into … Read more