RSS FeedsSpina Bifida - Irish led research eliminates suspected cause
9 July 2009
Irish led research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (9 July 2009) refutes an earlier study that indicated a link between folic acid related auto-antibodies in expectant women and the risk of neural tube...
Low levels of Vitamin B12 may increase risk of Spina Bifida
3 March 2009
Women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after getting pregnant are at increased risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida according to new research. A team from the Health...
New HRB research highlights the devastating effects of Spina Bifida
25 September 2008
New research published by the Health Research Board (HRB) highlights the serious consequences for children born with spina bifida, the most common neural tube defect (NTD). The findings, which track 623 Irish children born with...
