Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column during embryonic development, findings that could inform new treatments for ...

Philadelphia, Pa. – Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have completed the first study comparing the location on the spine of the birth defect spina bifida with the rate of shunting ...

Spina bifida is a developmental malformation of the spinal cord that leads to complications in several organ systems and considerable disability, even decades after repair of the anomaly. Before the ...

Spina bifida is a developmental issue for a fetus marked by spinal cord and vertebrae structural changes. While environmental factors can cause this condition, genetics may also play a role. Share on ...

Davin Oyundi with her son Floyce Oyier who developed spinal bifida and underwent successful correctional surgery. [Collins Oduor, Standard] Three-year-old Floyce Oyier struggles to stand on her feet.

Meningomyelocele, also commonly known as myelomeningocele, is a type of spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the spinal canal and the backbone don’t close before the baby is born.

THE mother of a four-month-old infant often breaks down in tears as she recounts the story of her daughter, who was born with ...

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 ...

Modulating the activity of a kinase in motor neurons may help mitigate mitochondrial defects and other symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy, offering a new therapeutic avenue for the devastating ...