Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive, mobility, ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth. Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment ...

"It might just turn the salt a little yellow, but the participants did ... India has a high prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly. "Work was done there, by the Indian team, for their cause ...

Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.