Researchers identify link between birth defect, neurodegenerative diseases
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
A new study has found a link between neurological birth defects in infants commonly found in pregnant women with diabetes and several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. This is the first time this link has been identified; it may indicate a new way to understand, and perhaps treat, both neural tube defects and these diseases.