A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health to ...

Spina bifida occulta (SBO) is a common malformation of the spine. It occurs during a baby’s development in its mother’s womb, usually in the first month of pregnancy. In people with this condition, ...

Spina bifida occulta first develops when a baby is growing in its mother’s womb. The condition affects the spine, which fails to form correctly. In people with spina bifida occulta, some of the ...

Spina bifida is typically diagnosed during pregnancy or immediately after birth. But a mild form of spina bifida, which rarely causes symptoms, can go unnoticed until adulthood. Spina bifida is a ...

Spina bifida, literally translated from Latin to “split spine” is a neural tube birth defect that is characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal cord. It can lead to symptoms such as loss of ...

Get a close-up look at surgery on a fetus to repair an opening in the spine. Through the unique access of the series’ camera crew, take a close-up look at this surgery on a baby in the womb. Watch as ...

In a heartwarming viral TikTok video, a newborn from Wales is seen posing for his newborn photo session in the most adorable way—but what sets him apart from typical newborns is his spina bifida ...

Spina bifida is a condition where the bones in the vertebral column do not fully cover the spinal cord, leaving it exposed. Spina bifida is a congenital problem, which means it is present before birth ...

Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is present at birth. The term literally means "split spine" in Latin. The condition develops before birth when the neural tube (a group of cells ...

Krogh et al 10 found that 66% of the children with myelomeningocele aged 6 years or older who suffered from faecal incontinence reported that this problem had some or even a major influence on their ...