Anencephaly News and Research

Anencephaly is a condition in which a baby is born without most of a brain and skull. The brain may not be covered by bone or skin. Babies born with this condition do not survive more than a few hours or days. Anencephaly belongs to the group of disorders called neural tube defects.

Exposure to PCE may cause congenital birth defects: Study

24. September 2009 00:31

Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchlorethylene, PCE) may cause congenital birth defects. A study of expectant women exposed to PCE in drinking water, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in their children. [More]

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Posted in: Women's Health News

Tags: Anencephaly, Cholera

Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth

2. July 2009 19:57

New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Research News

Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, Congenital Heart Defect, Cortex, Folic Acid, Hydranencephaly, Pediatrics, Pre-eclampsia, Premature Birth

Inositol protects against the development of neural tube defects

25. May 2009 19:17

Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only about 70 percent of these defects. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News

Tags: Anencephaly, Embryology, Embryonic Development, Folate supplement, Folic Acid, Inositol, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida

ADA releases official stance on obesity, reproduction and pregnancy outcomes

30. April 2009 00:32

Diet and nutrition counseling for virtually all overweight and obese women of childbearing age can reduce health risks associated with excess weight for mothers and children alike, according to a newly released position paper from the American Dietetic Association and the American Society of Nutrition. [More]

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Posted in: Miscellaneous News

Tags: Anencephaly, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Fertility, Gestational Diabetes, Metabolism, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Nutrition, Obesity, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida

Canadian study finds immigrant women may be at greater risk of having a baby with a birth defect

16. April 2009 22:15

Immigrant women are less likely to use folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, particularly those who recently immigrated to the country, according to a new study led by a St. Michael's Hospital physician in collaboration with Statistics Canada, Health Canada and the University of Toronto. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News

Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pregnancy, Spina Bifida

Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 have increased risk for neural tube defects

2. March 2009 22:27

Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after conception may have an increased risk of a neural tube defect, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Trinity College Dublin, and the Health Research Board of Ireland. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News

Tags: Anencephaly, Birth Defect, Brain, Diet, DNA, Folic Acid, Nervous System, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Paralysis, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Spine, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake among Mexican-Americans

5. January 2009 22:14

Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake by nearly 20 percent for Mexican-Americans, who are at a 30-40 percent higher risk for a number of severe brain and spinal birth defects, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [More]

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Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, CDC, Education, Folic Acid, Hispanic Health, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Nutrition, Spina Bifida

Brain development takes an unexpected bend

4. November 2008 17:36

Organs, such as the brain or the heart, are not simply collections of the correct types of cells that are required for their function. If these cells are not organized and shaped properly, the organ simply does not function. One crucial part of this organization is to bend sheets of connected cells ("epithelia") so that they form a structure that is an integral part of the functional organ. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, Hydrocephalus, Microscopy, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly)

Low levels of dietary folate linked to sperm abnormalities

20. March 2008 05:02

Healthy men who report lower levels of the nutrient folate in their diets have higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. [More]

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Posted in: Men's Health News

Tags: Amino Acid, Anencephaly, Beta-Carotene, Calcium, Chromosome, Chromosome 21, Chromosome X, Chromosome Y, Diet, DNA, Down Syndrome, Fertility, Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pregnancy, Semen, Sperm, Spina Bifida, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Zinc

Folic acid consumption before and during pregnancy

6. March 2008 14:39

Taking a folic acid pill a day — a simple measure to prevent severe birth defects — is under-promoted in the media, under-recommended by health care providers and underused by women of childbearing age, according to a new review of studies. [More]

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Posted in: Women's Health News

Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, Carbohydrate, Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Study shows that folic acid added to flours lowers incidence of congenital neural tube deformation

13. July 2007 12:50

Dr. Philippe De Wals of Universit' Laval's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine today publishes a study clearly indicating that the addition of folic acid to flours has led to a 46% drop in the incidence of congenital neural tube deformation (mainly anencephaly and spina bifida) in Canada. Such deformations either result in the child's death or in major health problems, including physical and learning disabilities. [More]

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Tags: Anencephaly, Diet, Embryology, Folic Acid, Learning Disability, Nervous System, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Impact of birth defects on families and nation

22. January 2007 17:35

Two separate government reports highlight the economic costs of birth defects, focusing attention on the ongoing need for prevention. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News

Tags: Anencephaly, Birth Defect, Brain, CDC, Folic Acid, Hospital, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Spina Bifida, Spine

Survey highlights the need to increase folic acid fortification of the grain supply

3. October 2005 19:50

Only one-third of childbearing age women are taking a multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid daily to prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine in their future babies, according to a decade of March of Dimes surveys. [More]

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Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, Diet, Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pregnancy, Smoking, Smoking Addiction, Spina Bifida, Spine, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Folic acid levels should be double to provide maximum protection during pregnancy

6. September 2005 19:04

Reports say that the U.S. government decision to add folic acid to enriched grain products has reduced the incidence of two devastating birth defects. but more needs to be done. [More]

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Tags: Anencephaly, Brain, Education, Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Spine, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Folic acid fortification of grain foods has produced a one-third decline in serious birth defects of the brain and spine

6. September 2005 06:32

...but the March of Dimes urged federal officials to help spare a greater number of babies from these devastating conditions by requiring higher levels of the B vitamin. [More]

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Tags: Anencephaly, Birth Defect, Brain, CDC, Diet, Folic Acid, Hispanic Health, Neural Tube Defect (Anencephaly), Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Spine, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

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Exposure to PCE may cause congenital birth defects: Study

Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth

Inositol protects against the development of neural tube defects

ADA releases official stance on obesity, reproduction and pregnancy outcomes

Canadian study finds immigrant women may be at greater risk of having a baby with a birth defect

Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 have increased risk for neural tube defects

Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake among Mexican-Americans

Brain development takes an unexpected bend

Low levels of dietary folate linked to sperm abnormalities

Folic acid consumption before and during pregnancy

Study shows that folic acid added to flours lowers incidence of congenital neural tube deformation

Impact of birth defects on families and nation

Survey highlights the need to increase folic acid fortification of the grain supply

Folic acid levels should be double to provide maximum protection during pregnancy

Folic acid fortification of grain foods has produced a one-third decline in serious birth defects of the brain and spine

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