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From exposure to chemicals to nutritional deficiency, here are the most common causes that can lead to birth defects.

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have found that previous exposure to certain seasonal influenza viruses ...

Birth defects are critical conditions, meaning they can be very serious, even life-threatening. Each year, around 6 per cent ...

Doctors in the US have treated a fetus with a rapidly progressive congenital disease while in the uterus for the very first ...

Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

Birth defects can be caused by genetic environmental or combined factors but some can be prevented with the right measures ...

“Defects like cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anaemia may occur due to mutation in a single gene. Parents who carry defective genes may pass them on to their children, increasing the risk of ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Virology NIV have detected a troubling mutation in the Zika virus strain that spread ...

Younger adults and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines, even those not tailored specifically to the current str ...

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died at the age of 22 due to a rare mitochondrial condition called POLG disease— Newsweek has ...

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