Spina bifida isn’t the only condition doctors are addressing differently as more patients survive to adulthood. Dr. Weiner ...

Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Spina bifida, usually apparent at birth, is a type ...

Scientists grew new bladders from the patients' own cells, which were then transplanted back into the patients' bodies. Dr. Anthony Atala and his colleagues described the experiment as a long-term ...

To uncover the genetic causes of the disease, Gleeson's UC San Diego lab joined with colleagues from across the globe to establish the Spina Bifida Sequencing Consortium in 2015. The consortium ...

For Berry, that's especially true. Berry was born with spina bifida, which occurs when a spinal column doesn’t close properly ...