New findings may shed light on brain and spinal cord birth defects
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 23:21
in Health & Medicine
New research 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.