Anencephaly
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Anencephaly: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: anencephaly is a serious developmental defect of the central nervous system in which the brain and cranial vault are grossly malformed. the cerebrum and cerebellum are reduced or absent, but the hindbrain is present. anencephaly is ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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eMedicine article Anencephaly updated: http://bit.ly/999i5m.
Low Choline Level in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “Low blood levels of the nutrient choline during pregnancy increases the risk of brain and spinal-cord defects in newborns, U.S. researchers report. anencephaly ” View full resource at drugs.com
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Low Choline Level in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects
health.msn.com — “Low Choline Level in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects” View full resource at health.msn.com
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Low Choline Level in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects http://bit.ly/jRICZ
Environmental Pollutants Linked To A 450 Percent Increase In Risk Of Birth Defects
medicalnewstoday.com — “Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin a” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Environmental Pollutants Linked To A 450 Percent Increase In Risk Of Birth Defects http://t.co/MSkTYiTR #publichealth
Pregnancy Diary: Starting To Believe It’s Real | Psych Central
psychcentral.com — “So I've now been to the hospital to have my 20 week anomaly scan, where they check for several abnormalities including anencephaly (absence of the top of the” View full resource at psychcentral.com
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New Article: Pregnancy Diary: Starting To Believe It’s Real http://bit.ly/eTX9PD
Futurity.org – Birth defect risk up 450% in rural China
futurity.org — “Research news from leading universities” View full resource at futurity.org
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Pesticides & pollutants are linked to a 450% increase in the risk of spina bifida & anencephaly in rural China - http://t.co/lGlPfnAp
Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects - myOptumHealth
myoptumhealth.com — “Read the news article Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects at www.myOptumHealth.com” View full resource at myoptumhealth.com
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Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects: Adding B vitamin to grain products cut congenital heart defects in newb.. http://tinyurl.com/puko85
N.C. Couple Faced With Baby's Certain Death Chose to Give Birth and Donate Liver Cells - ABC News
abcnews.go.com — “Skylar Brooks lived her entire life in 99 minutes. Born with anencephaly, a disorder that causes a baby to lack most of the brain, her parents made the agonizing choice to carry her to term and donate liver cells rather than abort the baby.” View full resource at abcnews.go.com
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Couple Carries Doomed Baby to Term: Why?: Skylar Brooks lived her entire life in 99 minutes. Born with anenceph... http://bit.ly/cdOivZ
Essential nutrient found in eggs may help lower risk of neural tube defects
eurekalert.org — “Research published online in the journal Epidemiology found that higher levels of total blood choline are associated with a 2.5-fold reduction in risk for neural tube birth defects (NTDs). NTDs are birth defects of the brain and spinal cord and the two most common NTDs are spina bifida and anencephaly. This study adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the important role of choline in fetal development.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
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Nutrient in eggs lowers risk of neural tube defects http://ow.ly/jNrd ONLY 1 IN 10 WOMEN HAS ADEQUATE CHOLINE INTAKE (sorry to shout)
New findings may shed light on brain and spinal cord birth defects
eurekalert.org — “New research, published by Cell Press in the Jan. 19 issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides intriguing insight into how the nervous system forms during very early embryonic development. The study sheds light on a process called neural tube closure which, when disrupted, causes congenital birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, including anencephaly and spina bifida.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
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New findings may shed light on brain and spinal cord birth defects : http://eurekalert.org/e/39QX #EurekAlert
Study adds to evidence of folic acid's benefits - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “The rate of isolated neural tube defects in infants born in South Carolina dropped from 1.4 per 1,000 cases to about 0.6 per 1,000 cases from 1992 to 2009, while the statewide rate of spina bifida and anencephaly improved from above the national average to equal with the national average -- 0.69 pe--” View full resource at smartbrief.com
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Study adds to evidence of folic acid's benefits http://sbne.ws/r/6Zu5
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