Summary of Findings: Reducing Mortality and Morbidity from Birth Defects In developing countries, more than 4 million children are born each year with birth defects. As infant mortality and morbidity ...

Researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School and Duke University School of Medicine have identified nearly 300 genetic disorders that can be treated before or immediately after a baby ...

Up to 15% of all couples suffer from infertility at some point in their lives. Lack of knowledge about the causes of fertility problems can lead to prolonged clinical testing and extended treatment ...

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) represent the most prevalent class of birth anomalies, affecting approximately 1 in 100 live births worldwide. A substantial proportion of these defects arise in the ...

Genetic conditions often result from inherited mutations passed down from one or both parents. In an inherited genetic disorder, a mutated gene is transmitted from a parent. 3 Recent developments have ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only minor ...

New clues from genetic research may help explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth. Researchers in Sweden have identified rare DNA changes during fetal development that can ...