Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease caused by reduced survival of motor neuron (SMN) protein levels. There is presently no cure for the condition, although current therapies ...

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) is displacement of the thoracic spinal cord through a dural defect, giving rise to progressive myelopathy. It most commonly affects middle-aged adults, who ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An FDA study at UTHealth is helping children with spina bifida live to their best potential, and it comes on its national day, recognized on Oct. 25, which raises awareness of ...

Since people will always have to eat, food remains a veritable tool for preventing diseases and reducing the need for ...

Flour could be required to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in Ireland, under a proposal being considered ...

Women who are obese before they become pregnant may be at an increased risk of having a baby with defects of the brain and spinal cord, especially if they tend to put on weight around the waist. But a ...